Dynamic Evolutionary Game-based Modeling, Analysis and Performance Enhancement of Blockchain Channels

【Author】 Zhang, PeiYun; Zhou, MengChu; Li, ChenXi; Abusorrah, Abdullah

【Source】IEEE-CAA JOURNAL OF AUTOMATICA SINICA

【影响因子】7.847

【Abstract】The recent development of channel technology has promised to reduce the transaction verification time in blockchain operations. When transactions are transmitted through the channels created by nodes, the nodes need to cooperate with each other. If one party refuses to do so, the channel is unstable. A stable channel is thus required. Because nodes may show uncooperative behavior, they may have a negative impact on the stability of such channels. In order to address this issue, this work proposes a dynamic evolutionary game model based on node behavior. This model considers various defense strategies' cost and attack success ratio under them. Nodes can dynamically adjust their strategies according to the behavior of attackers to achieve their effective defense. The equilibrium stability of the proposed model can be achieved. The proposed model can be applied to general channel networks. It is compared with two state-of-the-art blockchain channels: Lightning network and Spirit channels. The experimental results show that the proposed model can be used to improve a channel's stability and keep it in a good cooperative stable state. Thus its use enables a blockchain to enjoy higher transaction success ratio and lower transaction transmission delay than the use of its two peers.

【Keywords】Blockchains; Behavioral sciences; Peer-to-peer computing; Games; Stability analysis; Lightning; Bitcoin; Blockchain; channel network; evolutionary game; malicious behavior; secure computing; stability analysis

【发表时间】2023 JAN

【收录时间】2023-05-02

【文献类型】实验仿真

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区块链技术-核心技术-区块传输