What Problem Does mim OE Solve?

mim OE Runtime solves a fundamental problem in edge computing: enabling independent edge computing devices such as cell phones, mobile tablets, or dedicated IoT devices to seamlessly join a network and be part of a cluster in a secure, controllable manner.

Whereas other frameworks, such as Kubernetes or Docker Swarm, rely on a separate control plane to facilitate network and cluster activity, the mim OE Runtime does not. Instead, when the mim OE Runtime is installed on a device, intelligence within its mim OE software does the work of adding the device to the mim OE network and making the device a member of an edge Service Mesh. (See Figure 1 below)

Figure 1: The mim OE Runtime provides an easy way to deploy and run microservices on edge devices without relying on the presence of a control plane.

In short, once mim OE is installed on a device, that device is made part of a mim OE cluster automatically. No other configuration activity is required.