The Cisco Edge Intelligence feed type in ArcGIS Velocity receives events from a Cisco Kinetic Edge and Fog Processing Module (EFM) when the Cisco system is exposing messages over the MQTT protocol.
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Examples
The following are example uses of the Cisco Edge Intelligence feed:
- A data analyst wants to ingest sensor data from a Cisco Kinetic EFM broker.
- A transportation agency configures a feed in Velocity to consume IoT sensor information collected by roadside gateways running the Cisco Kinetic EFM.
Usage notes
Keep the following in mind when working with the Cisco Edge Intelligence feed:
- Cisco Kinetic EFM connection properties can be obtained from the Cisco Kinetic app.
- After configuring feed connection properties, configure the input data to define the schema and the key properties.
Parameters
The following are the parameters for the Cisco Edge Intelligence feed:
Parameter | Description | Data type |
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Host | The host name of the Kinetic EFM broker. For SSL connections, use the prefix: ssl://. For connections that are not SSL, use the prefix tcp://. | String |
Port | The port of the Kinetic EFM broker. | Integer |
Username | The username for the Basic authentication option. | String |
Password | The password for the Basic authentication option. | Password |
Client ID | The client ID that Velocity uses to connect to the Cisco broker. Note:Many brokers require a unique client ID for every connected client. It is recommended that you use a different client ID than specified in other feeds or apps. | String |
Topic | The topic on which event messages are streaming. | String |
Quality of Service Level | Specifies the quality of service (QoS) level, which defines the delivery guarantee for a specific message.
| Integer |
Considerations and limitations
The Cisco Kinetic EFM host must be externally accessible on the internet.