Blockchains Empowering Technologies and Industrial Applications

by Al-Dulaimi, Anwer; Dobre, Octavia A.; I, Chih-Lin

• ISBN13: 9781119781011
• ISBN10: 1119781019
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781119781035
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2023-10-31
• Publisher: Wiley-IEEE Press
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Summary

A comprehensive guide to the most recent developments in blockchains in theoretical and industrial perspectives

Originally introduced as a method to keep track of Bitcoin transactions over a peer-to-peer network, blockchain is a continuously growing list of records, called blocks, which are linked and secured using cryptography into a chain held in public databases. The use of this technology has grown since its cryptocurrency creation and now store three types of information: 1) transactions, including the date, time, and value of purchases; 2) records of participates in transactions; and 3) unique code known as a “hash” that distinguishes one block from another. A single block on the blockchain can hold 1 MB of data, or potentially thousands of transactions – this then can allow for hundreds of thousands of transactions to be recorded as each block can join the state-of-the-art blockchain.

Blockchains provides a detailed overview of the latest and most innovative concepts, techniques, and applications related to the developing blockchain. Aimed at novices and experts on the subject, the book focuses on blockchain technologies, integrated systems, and use cases, specifically by looking at three major technical areas: blockchain platforms and distributed database technologies, consensus and fault tolerance, and Blockchain as a Service (BaaS). These avenues of research are essential to support blockchain functionalities, such as acquiring and updating existing data, securing data resources and the recovery of failures, and using blockchains in various services that range from cryptocurrencies to cloud automation.

Blockchains readers will also find:

• Brainstorming activities that gradually builds the knowledge of readers on the described technology and deployment scenarios
• Investigation of specific topics such as novel networking protocols, wireless techniques, new infrastructure designs, operations management, and deployment strategies
• Discussion of technical challenges in blockchain, as well as how to manage cloud-based networks, service automation, and cyber security
• Numerous elementary and advanced examples on various topics at the end of the book that can be used for training purposes
• Illustrations including tables and diagrams to help elucidate points made throughout the volume
• Glossary of relevant terminology to blockchains in enterprise

Blockchains is a useful reference for researchers in vehicular networking and computer science, as well as cloud storage providers and governmental offices for data management.

Author Biography

Anwer Al-Dulaimi, PhD, is a Technical Product Owner at Center of Excellence, EXFO Inc. in Montreal, Canada. He is a member of NSERV discovery grants committee, senior member of IEEE, and a voting member of IEEE MobiNet Standards Committee. He co-edited the Wiley-IEEE Press title 5G Networks: Fundamental Requirements, Enabling Technologies (2019).

Octavia A. Dobre, PhD, is a Professor and Research Chair in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Memorial University, Canada. She is an IEEE Fellow and is the Inaugural Editor-in-Chief for the IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society.

Chih-Lin I, PhD, established the Green Communications Research Center of China Mobile, spearheading in her role as the CMCC Chief Scientist of Wireless Technologies major initiatives including 5G Key Technologies R&D.

Table of Contents

About the Editors

List of Contributors

Preface  

Foreword

 

 

1              Introduction

                Anwer Al-Dulaimi, Octavia A. Dobre, Chih-Lin I   

 

2              Enabling technologies and distributed storage

                Sina Rafati Niya, Burkhard Stiller

 

3              Consensus and distributed-transaction systems

Hans Walter Behrens, K. Selcuk Candan, Dragan Boscovic

 

4              Security, privacy and trust of distributed ledgers technology

Saqib Rasool, Muddesar Iqbal,  Shancang Li,  Tasos Dagiuklas,

Saptarshi Ghosh

 

5              Permissioned Blockchains

                ZiLiang LAI and Eric LO

 

6              Attestation Infrastructures for Automotive Cybersecurity and

Vehicular Applications of Blockchains

Thomas Hardjono 

 

7              Blockchains and Internet of things

                Xavier Costa, Vincenzo Sciancalepore, Lanfranco Zanzi, Antonio Albanese

 

8              Blockchains for cybersecurity and AI systems

                Petar Jevtic, Axel La Salle, Sasa Pesic, Dragan Boscovic, K. Selçuk Candan

 

9              6G Resource Management and Sharing: Blockchain and O-RAN

                Hao Xu, Paulo Valente Klaine, Oluwakayode Onireti, Lei Zhang, Chih-Lin I               

 

10           Blockchains for Smart Healthcare Systems

                Dinh C. Nguyen and Pubudu Pathirana

 

11           Blockchain Standards

Hui Ding, Xiaofeng Chen, Kyeong Hee Oh, Ismael Arribas, Jörn Erbguth, Alexander Chuburkov, Lisa JY Tan, Xiangjuan Jia