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Integration of blockchain and Cloud of Things: Architecture, applications and challenges
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posted on 2020-01-01, 00:00 authored by Dinh C Nguyen, Pubudu PathiranaPubudu Pathirana, Ming Ding, Aruna SeneviratneThe blockchain technology is taking the world by storm. Blockchain with its decentralized, transparent and secure nature has emerged as a disruptive technology for the next generation of numerous industrial applications. One of them is Cloud of Things enabled by the combination of cloud computing and Internet of Things. In this context, blockchain provides innovative solutions to address challenges in Cloud of Things in terms of decentralization, data privacy and network security, while Cloud of Things offer elasticity and scalability functionalities to improve the efficiency of blockchain operations. Therefore, a novel paradigm of blockchain and Cloud of Things integration, called BCoT, has been widely regarded as a promising enabler for a wide range of application scenarios. In this article, we present a state-of-the-art review on the BCoT integration to provide general readers with an overview of the BCoT in various aspects, including background knowledge, motivation, and integrated architecture. Particularly, we also provide an in-depth survey of BCoT applications in different use-case domains such as smart healthcare, smart city, smart transportation and smart industry. Then, we review the recent BCoT developments with the emerging blockchain and cloud platforms, services, and research projects. Finally, some important research challenges and future directions are highlighted to spur further research in this promising area.
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IEEE Communications Surveys & TutorialsVolume
22Issue
4Season
Fourth Quarter 2020Pagination
2521 - 2549Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)Location
Piscataway, N.J.Publisher DOI
eISSN
1553-877XLanguage
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2020, IEEEUsage metrics
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blockchainCloud computingInternet of ThingsCloud of Thingssecurity industrial applicationsScience & TechnologyTechnologyComputer Science, Information SystemsTelecommunicationsComputer ScienceComputer architectureAustraliaIndustriessecurityindustrial applicationsBIG DATARESOURCE-MANAGEMENTRESEARCH ISSUESINTERNETPRIVACYIOTNETWORKEFFICIENTDistributed Computing
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