The invention relates to the technical field of
edge computing, and discloses an incremental updating method for edge equipment, which comprises the following steps: constructing a communication network according to a network access request of the edge equipment; inputting the newly added task into a layered adapter of the
edge device, and outputting a gradient difference; the gradient difference is converted into
encryption gradient fragments through an
encryption algorithm, and the
encryption gradient fragments are sent to neighbor equipment in the communication network through a security tunnel; performing an encryption operation on each encryption gradient fragment through an addition
homomorphic encryption algorithm to generate a
ciphertext gradient fragment, and performing a
ciphertext aggregation operation and a random blinding operation on the
ciphertext gradient fragment to generate a global gradient; and decrypting the global gradient to generate a
plaintext gradient sum, and executing an incremental updating operation on the layered adapter according to the
plaintext gradient sum. According to the invention, the plurality of edge devices generate the gradient difference of the adapter through the local data, exchange the encrypted gradient fragments through the communication network, update the local adapter, and improve the communication efficiency and update performance.