论文标题
调查为物联网应用构建区块链模拟器的要求
Investigating the Requirements for Building a Blockchain Simulator for IoT Applications
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论文摘要
物联网（IoT）的普遍性已使管理大量智能设备的管理。但是，物联网基于集中模型，这些模型引入了许多问题，例如单点失败和安全风险。区块链可以为解决这些问题提供可行的选择。实际上，区块链和物联网都是复杂的技术，在评估应用绩效方面提出了进一步的挑战。可靠的基于区块链的物联网应用程序的可靠模拟环境将是对此类应用程序的开发和评估的主要帮助。我们的研究发现，目前尚无具有全面功能的模拟器，用于开发和评估基于区块链的物联网应用程序，这是我们工作的主要动机。这项研究的目的是收集专家关于为基于IoT的区块链应用创建模拟环境的意见。为此，我们利用了两项单独的调查。首先，开发问卷是为了确保开发此类仿真软件的开发。其次，对参与者进行访谈是为了对基于区块链的物联网应用程序面临的主要问题获得观点。此外，访谈的重点是收集参与者关于区块链如何改善物联网以及如何识别区块链在物联网中的适用性的观点。我们的发现表明，参与者对区块链解决物联网问题有很大的信心。但是，他们缺乏评估这一概念所需的工具。这突出了他们要求模拟器分析区块链和物联网集成的要求。
The pervasiveness of the Internet of Things (IoT) has enabled the administration of a large number of intelligent devices. However, IoT is based on centralised models, which introduce a number of problems, such as a single point of failure and security risks. Blockchain may offer a viable option for addressing these concerns. Practically, both blockchain and IoT are complex technologies posing further challenges in assessing application performance. The availability of a reliable simulation environment for Blockchain based IoT applications would be a major aid in the development and evaluation of such applications. Our research has found that currently there are no simulators with a comprehensive set of features, for the development and evaluation of blockchain based IoT applications, which is the main motivation for our work. The purpose of this study is to gather the opinions of experts regarding the creation of a simulation environment for IoT based blockchain applications. To do this, we utilise two separate investigations. First, a questionnaire is developed to ensure that the development of such simulation software would be of significant use. Second, interviews with participants are performed to gain their perspectives on the primary issues they face with blockchain-based IoT applications. In addition, the interviews focused on collecting the perspectives of participants on how blockchain may improve IoT and how to identify blockchain's applicability in IoT. Our findings demonstrate that the participants had a great deal of confidence in blockchain to resolve IoT issues. However, they lack the tools necessary to assess this concept. This highlights their requirement for a simulator to analyse the integration of blockchain and IoT.
