Blockchain and Fog Computing for Cyber-Physical Systems: The Case of Smart Industry
Date
2020Item Type
ArticleAbstract
Blockchain has revolutionized how transactions are conducted by ensuring secure and auditable peer-to-peer coordination. This
is due to both the development of decentralization, and the promotion of
trust among peers. Blockchain and fog computing are currently being
evaluated as potential support for software and a wide spectrum of
applications, ranging from banking practices and digital transactions
to cyber-physical systems. These systems are designed to work in
highly complex, sometimes even adversarial, environments, and to synchronize heterogeneous machines and manufacturing facilities in cyber
computational space, and address critical challenges such as computational complexity, security, trust, and data management. Coupling
blockchain with fog computing technologies has the potential to identify
and overcome these issues. Thus, this paper presents the knowledge
of blockchain and fog computing required to improve cyber-physical
systems in terms of quality-of-service, data storage, computing and
security.
Author
Bouachir, Ouns
Aloqaily, Moayad
Tseng, Lewis
Boukerche, Azzedine