Wireless Blockchain

Explore foundational concepts in blockchain theory with an emphasis on recent advances in theory and practice

In Wireless Blockchain: Principles, Technologies and Applications, accomplished researchers and editors Bin Cao, Lei Zhang, Mugen Peng, and Muhammad Ali Imran deliver a robust and accessible exploration of recent developments in the theory and practice of blockchain technology, systems, and potential application in a variety of industrial sectors, including manufacturing, entertainment, public safety, telecommunications, public transport, healthcare, financial services, automotive, and energy utilities.

The book presents the concept of wireless blockchain networks with different network topologies and communication protocols for various commonly used blockchain applications. You'll discover how these variations and how communication networks affect blockchain consensus performance, including scalability, throughput, latency, and security levels.

You'll learn the state-of-the-art in blockchain technology and find insights on how blockchain runs and co-works with existing systems, including 5G, and how blockchain runs as a service to support all vertical sectors efficiently and effectively. Readers will also benefit from the inclusion of:

• A thorough introduction to the Byzantine Generals problem, the fundamental theory of distributed system security and the foundation of blockchain technology

• An overview of advances in blockchain systems, their history, and likely future trends

• Practical discussions of Proof-of-Work systems as well as various Proof-of-"X" alternatives, including Proof-of-Stake, Proof-of-Importance, and Proof-of-Authority

• A concise examination of smart contracts, including trusted transactions, smart contract functions, design processes, and related applications in 5G/B5G

• A treatment of the theoretical relationship between communication networks and blockchain

Perfect for electrical engineers, industry professionals, and students and researchers in electrical engineering, computer science, and mathematics, Wireless Blockchain: Principles, Technologies and Applications will also earn a place in the libraries of communication and computer system stakeholders, regulators, legislators, and research agencies.

Auteur

Bin Cao, PhD, is an Associate Professor/Researcher in the State Key Laboratory of Network and Switching Technology at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT). Before that, he was an Associate Professor at Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications. He was an international visitor at the Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), and a research fellow at the National University of Singapore. His research interests include blockchain systems, internet of things, and mobile edge computing.

Lei Zhang, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Glasgow, UK. He has 19 patents granted/filed in 30+ countries/regions including US/UK/EU/China/Japan/Singapore. He has published 3 books and over 100 peer-reviewed papers. His research was reported by BBC and Bloomberg. Dr Zhang's research focuses on wireless communications, Blockchain, IoT, data privacy and security. Mugen Peng, PhD, is the Dean of the School of Information and Communication Engineering, and the Deputy Director of State Key Laboratory of Networking and Switching Technology, Beijing, China. He is now or has been on the Editorial/Associate Editorial Board of the IEEE Communications Magazine, the IEEE Internet of Things Journal, the IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, the IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, and IEEE Network. Muhammad Ali Imran is Dean at the University of Glasgow, UK, UESTC and Professor of Communication Systems and Head of Communications Sensing and Imaging Group in the James Watt School of Engineering at the University of Glasgow, UK. He is a Visiting Professor at the University of Surrey and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Oklahoma, US. He has been awarded 15 patents, has authored/co-authored 8 books, over 400 journal and conference publications, and has been PI/Co-I on over £25 million research grants and contracts.

Contenu
Preface

The editors (Bin Cao, Lei Zhang, Muhammad Ali Iman, Mugen Peng)

Chapter 1: What is Blockchain Radio Access Network?
Xintong Ling 1,2, Yuwei Le 1, Jiaheng Wang 1,2, Zhi Ding 3 and Xiqi Gao 1,2
1 National Mobile Communications Research Laboratory, Southeast University, 210096, Nanjing, China
2 Purple Mountain Laboratories, 211111, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
**3 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, 95616, Davis, CA, US,

Chapter 2: Consensus Algorithm Analysis in Blockchain: PoW and Raft
Taotao Wang 1, Dongyan Huang 2, and Shengli Zhang 1
1 College of Electronics and Information Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China T. Wang and S. Zhang
2 D. Huang is with the College of Information and Communications, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, China

Chapter 3: A Low Communication Complexity Double-layer PBFT Consensus
Chenglin Feng 1 Wenyu Li 1, Yao Sun 1, Bin Cao 1, and Lei Zhang 1
1 James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK
2 B. Cao is with Institute of Network Technology, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, 100876, China*

Chapter 4: Blockchain-driven Internet of Things
Bin Cao 1, Weikang Liu 1, and Mugen Peng 1
**1 State Key Laboratory of Networking and Switching Technology, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, 100876, China

Chapter 5: Hyperledger Blockchain-Based Distributed Marketplaces for 5G networks
Nima Afraz 1 Marco Ruffini 1 and Hamed Ahmadi2
1 CONNECT Center, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
2 Department of Electronic Engineering, University of York, U.K.*

Chapter 6: Blockchain for Spectrum Management in 6G Networks
Asuquo A. Okon1, Olusegun S. Sholiyi2, Jaafar M. H. Elmirghani3, Kumudu Munasighe1
1 Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
2 National Space Research and Development Agency, Obasanjo Space Centre, Umaru Musa Ydar'adua expressway, Abuja, Nigeria
**3 School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK

Chapter 7: The Integration of MEC and Blockchain
Bin Cao 1, Weikang Liu 1, and Mugen Peng 1
**1 State Key Laboratory of Networking and Switching Technology, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, 100876, China

Chapter 8: Performance Analysis on Wireless Blockchain IoT System
Yao Sun 1, Lei Zhang 1, Paulo Klaine 1, Bin Cao 2 and Muhammad Ali Imran 1
1 James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK
2 B. Cao is with Institute of Network Technology, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, 100876, China*

Chapter 9: Utilizing Blockchain as a Citizen-Utility for Future Smart Grids
Samuel Karumba 1, Volkan Dedeoglu3, Ali Dorri2, Raja Jurdak2,3, and Salil S. Kanhere1
1 School of Computer Science and Engineering, UNSW, Sydney, Australia
2 School of Computer Science, QUT, Brisbane, Australia
*3 Data61, CSIRO, Brisbane, Australia

Chapter 10: Blockchain-enabled COVID-19 Contact Tracing Solutions
Hong Kang 1, Zaixin Zhang 1, Junyi Dong 1, Hao Xu 1, Paulo Valente Klaine 1 and Lei Zhang 1
*1 James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK.

Chapter 11: Blockchain Medical Data Sharing
Qi Xia 1, Jinbin Gao1, Sanfra Amofa1
*1 University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 610054, Peoples Republic of China

Chapter 12: Decentralised Content Vetting in Social Network with Blockchain
Subhasis Thakur 1 and John G. Bresl…