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Opportunistic Block Validation for IoT Blockchain Networks
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dc.contributor.authorLee, Seungchul-
dc.contributor.authorKim, Jae Hoon-
dc.date.issued2024-01-01-
dc.identifier.issn2327-4662-
dc.identifier.urihttps://aurora.ajou.ac.kr/handle/2018.oak/33483-
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85162783378&origin=inward-
dc.description.abstractThe blockchain network architecture is a promising technology for constructing highly secure Internet of Things (IoT) networks. IoT networks typically consist of many sensors and actuators. Blockchain network technology can be applied to secure control robots in smart factories or for reliable drone delivery in smart cities. The distributed ledger and data block validation across blockchain networks guarantee the ultimate data security. However, the current blockchain technology is restricted in terms of its overall deployment across IoT networks. A general permissionless blockchain technology typically targets high-performance network nodes with sufficient computing power and memory space. A blockchain node with less computing power and memory, such as an IoT sensor or actuator, cannot employ blockchain technology as a fully functional node. A lightweight blockchain provides practical blockchain availability to IoT networks. We propose an operational advance to develop a lightweight blockchain for IoT networks. The opportunistic block validation optimizes the block validation process. It measures the network vulnerability based on the node reputation, block validation degree, number of fraudulent messages, and network stability. The reinforcement learning mechanism employed in the opportunistic block validation determines whether block validation is to be performed. Two separately developed reinforcement learning methods can increase the processing performance while maintaining the transaction data integrity. In addition, the proposed blockchain technology is easily implementable because it adopts a Hyperledger development environment. Directly embedding the proposed blockchain middleware platform in small computing devices proves the practicability of the proposed block validation mechanism.-
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported in part by the Institute for Information and Communications Technology Promotion (IITP) funded by the Korean Government (Ministry of Science and Information Technology, Manufacturing S/W Platform Based on Digital Twin and Robotic Process Automation) under Grant 2021000292, and in part by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) Grant supported by the Korean Government (Ministry of Science and Information Technology) under Grant 2020R1F1A1049553.-
dc.language.isoeng-
dc.publisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.-
dc.subject.meshBlock-chain-
dc.subject.meshComputing power-
dc.subject.meshHyperledg-
dc.subject.meshLightweight blockchain-
dc.subject.meshPerformances evaluation-
dc.subject.meshReinforcement learnings-
dc.subject.meshSecurity-
dc.subject.meshSoftware-
dc.titleOpportunistic Block Validation for IoT Blockchain Networks-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.citation.endPage676-
dc.citation.number1-
dc.citation.startPage666-
dc.citation.titleIEEE Internet of Things Journal-
dc.citation.volume11-
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationIEEE Internet of Things Journal, Vol.11 No.1, pp.666-676-
dc.identifier.doi10.1109/jiot.2023.3287166-
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-85162783378-
dc.identifier.urlhttp://ieeexplore.ieee.org/servlet/opac?punumber=6488907-
dc.subject.keywordHyperledger-
dc.subject.keywordInternet of Things (IoT)-
dc.subject.keywordlightweight blockchain-
dc.subject.keywordreinforcement learning-
dc.type.otherArticle-
dc.description.isoafalse-
dc.subject.subareaSignal Processing-
dc.subject.subareaInformation Systems-
dc.subject.subareaHardware and Architecture-
dc.subject.subareaComputer Science Applications-
dc.subject.subareaComputer Networks and Communications-
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