A systematic review of the purposes of Blockchain and fog computing integration: classification and open issues

【Author】 Alzoubi, Yehia Ibrahim; Gill, Asif; Mishra, Alok

【Source】JOURNAL OF CLOUD COMPUTING-ADVANCES SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS

【影响因子】3.418

【Abstract】The fog computing concept was proposed to help cloud computing for the data processing of Internet of Things (IoT) applications. However, fog computing faces several challenges such as security, privacy, and storage. One way to address these challenges is to integrate blockchain with fog computing. There are several applications of blockchain-fog computing integration that have been proposed, recently, due to their lucrative benefits such as enhancing security and privacy. There is a need to systematically review and synthesize the literature on this topic of blockchain-fog computing integration. The purposes of integrating blockchain and fog computing were determined using a systematic literature review approach and tailored search criteria established from the research questions. In this research, 181 relevant papers were found and reviewed. The results showed that the authors proposed the combination of blockchain and fog computing for several purposes such as security, privacy, access control, and trust management. A lack of standards and laws may make it difficult for blockchain and fog computing to be integrated in the future, particularly in light of newly developed technologies like quantum computing and artificial intelligence. The findings of this paper serve as a resource for researchers and practitioners of blockchain-fog computing integration for future research and designs.

【Keywords】Blockchain; Cloud computing; Fog computing; Integration; Internet of things (IoT); Security

【发表时间】2022 NOV 19

【收录时间】2022-11-30

【文献类型】综述

【主题类别】

区块链技术-协同技术-雾计算