System, apparatus and method for adaptive peer-to-peer communication with edge platform

In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving, in an edge platform, a plurality of messages from a plurality of edge devices coupled to the edge platform, the plurality of messages comprising metadata including priority information and granularity information; extracting at least the priority information from the plurality of messages; storing the plurality of messages in entries of a pending request queue according to the priority information; selecting a first message stored in the pending request queue for delivery to a destination circuit; and sending a message header for the first message to the destination circuit via at least one interface circuit, the message header including the priority information, and thereafter sending a plurality of packets including payload information of the first message to the destination circuit via the at least one interface circuit. Other embodiments are described and claimed.