ICSES Transactions on Computer Networks and Communications

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Blockchain Technology in Wireless Sensor Network: Benefits and Challenges. | Short Letter

Nguyen Cuong a,, Minh Nguyen b, Trang Le c, Thang Tran d
a TN university of information and communication technonology, TN, VN
b Thai Nguyen University of Technology, Thai Nguyen, Viet Nam
c Thai Nguyen University of Technology, Thai Nguyen, Vietnam
d Thai Nguyen University of Technology, Thai Nguyen, Vietnam

Highlights and Novelties


Firstly, a data architecture using a distributed ledger is presented and discussed very clearly.
Secondly, the benefits and drawbacks of using Blockchain technology in WSNs are discussed.
Thirdly, challenges in integrating Blockchain technology into WSNs are presented.


Manuscript Abstract
Nowadays, wireless sensor networks are being widely applied in many fields of human life such as civil and military applications. Although WSNs can bring a lot of benefits and conveniences. However, when applying the WSN in the real world we have to face many challenges such as security, storage due to its centralized server/client model. Therefore, it is necessary to apply the distributed model in the WSNs system. One of the newest distributed systems today is Blockchain (BC). Blockchain is a decentralized technology that can help the computation and management processes as well as security in WSNs. This article provides an overview of Blockchain integration in WSN with highlighting the benefits and challenges of applying this technology to WSN. We can conclude that using Blockchain technology to solve the problem of security and distributed storage for WSN can be an effective approach. It could pave the way for new research directions and distributed applications.

Keywords
 Blockchain   Wireless sensor networks   Security issues   Centralized   Distributed 

Copyright and Licence
© Copyright was transferred to International Computer Science and Engineering Society (ICSES) by all the Authors.This manuscript is published in open-access manner based on the copyright licence of Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Cite this manuscript as
Nguyen Cuong, Minh Nguyen, Trang Le, Thang Tran, "Blockchain Technology in Wireless Sensor Network: Benefits and Challenges.," ICSES Transactions on Computer Networks and Communications (ITCNC), In Press, pp. 1-4, Sep. 2021.

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