Secure 2 Tier Routing based on Vehicle Classification using Blockchain

Internet of Vehicles (IoV) is an emerging archetype that is a distributed network of various vehicles armed with sen-sors, actuators, technologies, and applications to connect and ex-change data with each other over the Internet. The primary goal of Io V is to provide a vehicular platform to enable...

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Main Authors: Mehmood, Asif, Rivera, Javier Jose Diaz, Muhammad, Afaq, Song, Wang-Cheol
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Blockchains
Real-time systems
Routing
Smart contracts
Streaming media
Vehicle-to-infrastructure
Vehicular ad hoc networks
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Summary:Internet of Vehicles (IoV) is an emerging archetype that is a distributed network of various vehicles armed with sen-sors, actuators, technologies, and applications to connect and ex-change data with each other over the Internet. The primary goal of Io V is to provide a vehicular platform to enable better real-time communication for vehicles, pedestrians, and roadside infras-tructure. Various services, e.g., video streaming, vehicle parking, nearby charging stations etc., are served over various channels such as Vehicle-to- Vehicle (V2V), Vehicle-to-Pedestrian (V2P), Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I), Vehicle-to-Network (V2N), and Vehicle-to-Cloud (V2C). However, the increasing number of Io V network channels and services pose serious concerns and challenges to researchers and architects. These challenges include real-time data provisioning, routing, security, and reliability. The primary focus of this work is concerned with the challenge of security in routing for Vehicular Ad hoc Networks (VANETs). It is known that blockchain transactions are immutable, thus enabling the storage of activities occurring in vehicular networks. This study utilizes the blockchain by implementing smart contracts to classify vehicles as good or bad. This classification is performed based on packet drop and data rate. On the other hand, the routing application selects the routing path that does not contain a vehicle classified as bad. This enables the routing application to choose a path where vehicular traffic can be safely transferred to its destination. In addition, the performance of blockchain-based transactions shows that the routing application activities and data can be made safe and immutable.
ISSN:2162-1241
DOI:10.1109/ICTC55196.2022.9952412