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Blockchains Accesses for Low-Power Embedded Devices using LoRaWAN

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Francois VerdierAuthors Info & Claims

IoT '22: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on the Internet of Things

Pages 119 - 126

https://doi.org/10.1145/3567445.3567459

Published: 05 January 2023 Publication History

Abstract

We present in this work a Lightweight Transaction Protocol (LTP) for enabling constrained embedded devices’ interaction with multiple types of blockchains via the LoRaWAN communication protocol. The proposed protocol provides the benefit of interacting with multiple blockchains with only 13.5% decrease in battery life. The protocol also includes a gateway module API that connects to blockchains and generic smart contracts to authenticate end devices and store their data. The study points out that, in the worst case, end-device data can be stored in blockchains with a latency of 20.3 seconds for Substrate and 6.8 seconds for the Hyperledger Fabric blockchain.

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Index Terms

Blockchains Accesses for Low-Power Embedded Devices using LoRaWAN
1. Computer systems organization
  1. Architectures
    1. Distributed architectures
      1. Peer-to-peer architectures
  2. Embedded and cyber-physical systems
    1. Embedded systems
      1. Embedded software

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IoT '22: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on the Internet of Things

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Rivadeneira JSánchez ODias MRodrigues ABoavida FSilva J(2024)CONFLUENCE: An Integration Model for Human-in-the-Loop IoT Privacy-Preserving Solutions Toward Sustainability in a Smart CityIEEE Internet of Things Journal10.1109/JIOT.2023.332177811:5(8690-8714)Online publication date: 1-Mar-2024
https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2023.3321778

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