Towards building a blockchain framework for IoT
Date
2020
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Springer
Abstract
Blockchain is a very promising technology that spans many use cases other than cryptocurrencies. For example, its
implementation in the Internet of Things (IoT) based networks is still unclear and demands further research. This is mainly
due to the limited constraints of IoT devices and the ledger-based design of blockchain protocol. IoT may offer many
benefits if blockchain features can be balanced to fit it. As such, many current problems in IoT can be resolved. However,
implementing blockchain for IoT may still impose a variety of challenges. In this paper, we provide a recent literature
review analysis on blockchain in IoT. In particular, we identify five key components along with their design considerations
and challenges that should be considered while creating blockchain architecture for IoT. We also define gaps that hinder
creating a secure blockchain framework for IoT. We simulated two different types of blockchain implementation and
identified that device to device architecture has comparatively better throughput than gateway based implementations.
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Keywords
Blockchain · Blockchain technology · Internet of Things · Sensors
Citation
Pavithran, D. et al. (2020) “Towards building a blockchain framework for IoT,” Cluster Computing : The Journal of Networks, Software Tools and Applications, 23(3), pp. 2089–2103.