# Edge to Edge Data best Practice **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [June 14, 2022, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/edge-to-edge-data-best-practice/60739 "2022-06-14T11:57:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![leigh.taylor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/leigh.taylor/32/39298_2.png) [@leigh.taylor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/leigh.taylor)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2022, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/edge-to-edge-data-best-practice/60739/1 "2022-06-14T11:57:18Z")
Anyone have any learning for an Edge to Edge Control data exchange ? Assuming secured IP comms between edge to edge and edge to central broker is available, I can see 2 main options , Option 1) route everything through the broker. Option 2) create a edge to edge connection, My question is what would be best practice for the Option 2) edge to edge connection? (using ignition edge ideally) You can create a Gateway to Gateway connection but it doesnt seem to have any use, as you can create a remote tag provider, ideally i want to use MQTT Edge to Edge so is the only option to use the MQTT Distributor Module in one edge device and connect the other edge devices to it. ![Edge to Edge control data](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/1/1/113c81a9e7328bef1e382d4269fa46cc5f281a2a.jpeg) in ---
**Author:** ![leigh.taylor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/leigh.taylor/32/39298_2.png) [@leigh.taylor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/leigh.taylor)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2022, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/edge-to-edge-data-best-practice/60739/2 "2022-10-06T10:00:36Z")
Answering my Own Question this is what i have come up with. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/f/f/ff506baaae1921de7fff4e857a80585067be9807.png)