Lightweight End-to-End Blockchain for IoT Applications

Internet of Things (IoT) networks composed of a large number of sensors and actuators generate a huge volume of data and control commands, which should be enforced by strong data reliability. The end-to-end data reliability of IoT networks is an essential industrial enabler. Blockchain technology ca...

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Published in:KSII transactions on Internet and information systems 2020, 14(8), , pp.3224-3242
Main Authors: Lee, Seungcheol, Lee, Jaehyun, Hong, Sengphil, Kim, Jae-Hoon
Format: Article
Language:English
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Middleware
Semiconductor industry
Sensors
컴퓨터학
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Summary:Internet of Things (IoT) networks composed of a large number of sensors and actuators generate a huge volume of data and control commands, which should be enforced by strong data reliability. The end-to-end data reliability of IoT networks is an essential industrial enabler. Blockchain technology can provide strong data reliability and integrity within IoT networks. We designed a lightweight end-to-end blockchain network that applies to common IoT applications. Its enhanced modular architecture and lightweight consensus mechanism guarantee its practical applicability for general IoT applications. In addition, the proposed blockchain network is highly software compatible because it adopts the Hyperledger development environment. Directly embedding the proposed blockchain middleware platform in small computing devices proves its practicability. Keywords: IoT, Internet of Things, lightweight blockchain, Hyperledger
ISSN:1976-7277
1976-7277
DOI:10.3837/tiis.2020.08.004