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Quantum DB
Edge App 1
Edge App 1
VIF VPN
EdgeCloud
quantum agent
(1) Create
Edge App
priv/pub-keys
(7) Create Edge App VPN
Edge App bridge
Edge App 2
Edge App 2
Compute
node #2
Compute
node #1
Compute
node #3
Compute
node #4
Compute
node #5
Edge App 1
(6) Download available
pub-keys and VPN port
info for Edge App
(2) Upload
Edge App pub-key
EdgeCloud quantum
plugin
Public key
server
(4) Retrieve Edge App pub-key and
destination compute nodes
(3) Request
for
pushing
Edge App
pub-key
(5) Push Edge App pub-key
Quantum
server
Figure 3.6 Quantum extension in the Proximity Cloud.
The step-by-step process of provisioning an app-priv ...