FAITH: A Fast Blockchain-Assisted Edge Computing Platform for Healthcare Applications

【Author】 Ming, Zhongxing; Zhou, Mingzhao; Cui, Laizhong; Yang, Shu

【Source】IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL INFORMATICS

【影响因子】11.648

【Abstract】The Internet of Medical Things is developing rapidly in recent years. However, the timeliness and security of healthcare applications challenge its adoption. In this article, we propose a blockchain-assisted edge computing platform that timely and securely processes time-sensitive healthcare applications. We propose a blockchain-assisted framework that leverages distributed edge servers to achieve fast data processing. We design smart contracts to verify the identity and data credibility of network entities. We formulate the problem as a directed acyclic graph organized scheduling model and develop online orchestrating algorithms to meet the timeliness requirement. We implement the blockchain prototype and evaluate the performance of the proposed algorithm under extensive configurations. Results show that fast blockchain-assisted edge computing platform for healthcare achieves a significant timeliness guarantee, and at the same time outperforms conventional schemes from the latency perspective.

【Keywords】Blockchains; Servers; Medical services; Edge computing; Task analysis; Processor scheduling; Security; Blockchain; edge computing; healthcare 4; 0; internet of medical things (IoMT)

【发表时间】2022 DEC

【收录时间】2022-10-17

【文献类型】实验仿真

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区块链技术-协同技术-联邦学习