The Future of Fog Domain

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Future of the Fog Domain
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Abstract
Industrial revolution in the fourth phase signifies a paradigm shift in which things,
processes, people, network and data connect and communicate with each other. Moreover,
computing infrastructure are making ways to satisfy intense growth in demand emanating from
massive linked heterogeneous end points through network to meet quality service levels. IoT has
extended its scope and capabilities of service provisions with integration of both cloud and fog
computing domain. Cloud domain involves data storage and computing power without full direct
management by the user. The issues in the cloud domain include reliability, security, availability
of services and data, costs, hidden channel attack, control plane attack and data plane attack. Fog
is a new model in computing environment and is characterized with data storage, network
services and facility computation. The issues with fog domain include jamming attacks and
sniffer attacks. This research study focuses on the current functionalities of fog as well as cloud
computing domain and also assesses readiness of fog domain for future network paradigm.
Through the purpose of the research, various components of fog domain have been demonstrated
and architectural technologies surrounding fog domain have been determined. Furthermore,
through literature review, security threats to cloud computing such as hidden channel attack, and
data plan attack are analyzed. Moreover, fog domain is found to be more essential than cloud
domain in network connection since fog computing has lower latency, larger number of nodes,
higher velocity and larger energy controlling capability over cloud domain, thereby projected as
future network paradigm. In conclusion, fog domain has been found to have a range of
importance in IoT such as; no network congestion, enables management and ease in integration
with IoT environments and also offers scale, thus fog domain is future network paradigm.
Key words: Cloud domain, fog domain, network, security, IoT and computing

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1. Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
Fog domain is a new model in cloud computing environment. Also, it is an extension of
traditional cloud computing that functions on the simulated framework of network. In addition, it
provides stackable system of storage, network services, pool of resources, and facility of
computation. Fog domain is also vital in managing communication among heterogeneous
devices in completing task. On the other hand, internet of things can be termed as a system of
correlated computing devices, mechanical as well as digital machines, objects, people or animals
with unique identifiers and ability of transferring data over a network without involving human –
to – computer or human – to – human interaction.
Categorically, this report focuses on the new technology named Fog domain and security
issues found in the existing technology, for example, cloud computing that helps in clear
understanding of matters of fog domain. Besides, concepts of fog computing aids in provision of
network services to the edge of complete network. In addition, fog computing helps in provision
of data, data storage and data computation in accordance to the user’s requirements
1.2 Purpose of the Study
This research is aimed at the following;
 To explain as well as demonstrate different components of fog domain as IoT.
 To analyze the role as well as importance of fog domain in the current modern world.
 To investigate as well as to propose different requirements of fog domain for real
world applications.
 To determine existing as well as emerging architecture technologies for fog domain.

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 To not only describe but also evaluate various fog domain applications
1.3 Scope of the Research Study
This research study on fog domain aids in scrutinizing security issues and challenges
surrounding fog domain and also helps in determining preferred solutions for resolving security
issues efficiently to offer smooth functioning of fog domain in sharing files and services over the
network.
1.4 Statement of the Research Problem
For decision making on resource management, it is worth monitoring computing system
resources. Moreover, challenging issues in fog domain are majorly network congestion and
internet bandwidth, resource management challenges, application architecture deployment and
design, mobility and scalability.
2. Literature Review
This section discusses past research literatures and issues with current research studies on
both cloud and fog domain. Furthermore, security issues emanating in computer networks are
key to scrutiny in a broader perspective since network security is a vital concern in the internet.
Security issues are therefore discussed in cloud domain as well as in fog domain. Table 1 below
gives an overview of differences in fog and cloud computing based on major parameters.