Toward Quantifying Decentralization of Blockchain Networks With Relay Nodes

【Author】 Shahsavari, Yahya; Zhang, Kaiwen; Talhi, Chamseddine

【Source】FRONTIERS IN BLOCKCHAIN

【影响因子】0.000

【Abstract】In this paper, we present a methodology for quantifying the decentralization degree of a blockchain network. To accomplish this, we use two well-known graph models of Erdos-Reny and Barabasi-Albert in order to study the blockchain network topology. We then quantify the decentralization degree using the clustering coefficient of our network models. We validate our approach through extensive simulations and analyze the decentralization degree with respect to network parameters such as the number of connections per node and the peer selection algorithm. Our results expose the trade-off between the average shortest path and the decentralization degree. Furthermore, we observe the impact of the average shortest path on the network speed and traffic overhead. Finally, we demonstrate that the presence of hub-like nodes such as relay gateways negatively impacts the decentralization degree of blockchain networks.

【Keywords】decentralization; blockchain; bitcoin; relay network; barbasi-albert; erdos-reny

【发表时间】2022 FEB 21

【收录时间】2022-03-17

【文献类型】期刊

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区块链技术-分布式存储-