Applying Blockchain Technology for User Incentivization in mmWave-Based Mesh Networks
Wireless traffic produced by modern mobile devices displays high temporal and spatial dynamics as users spontaneously engage in collective applications where a significant portion of generated data remains localized. As a result, conventional service provisioning approaches may no longer be sufficie...
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doaj-84aaaa39b5df4fd68bef18b76e6012782021-03-30T01:25:06ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362020-01-018509835099410.1109/ACCESS.2020.29791359026789Applying Blockchain Technology for User Incentivization in mmWave-Based Mesh NetworksRustam Pirmagomedov0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4860-8598Aleksandr Ometov1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3412-1639Dmitri Moltchanov2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4007-7187Xi Lu3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7153-6193Roman Kovalchukov4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1641-3382Ekaterina Olshannikova5https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0975-9796Sergey Andreev6https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8223-3665Yevgeni Koucheryavy7https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3976-297XMischa Dohler8Unit of Electrical Engineering, Tampere University, Tampere, FinlandUnit of Electrical Engineering, Tampere University, Tampere, FinlandUnit of Electrical Engineering, Tampere University, Tampere, FinlandDepartment of Informatics, Centre for Telecommunications Research, King’s College London, London, U.K.Unit of Electrical Engineering, Tampere University, Tampere, FinlandUnit of Computing Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, FinlandUnit of Electrical Engineering, Tampere University, Tampere, FinlandUnit of Electrical Engineering, Tampere University, Tampere, FinlandDepartment of Informatics, Centre for Telecommunications Research, King’s College London, London, U.K.Wireless traffic produced by modern mobile devices displays high temporal and spatial dynamics as users spontaneously engage in collective applications where a significant portion of generated data remains localized. As a result, conventional service provisioning approaches may no longer be sufficient in beyond fifth generation (B5G) systems. The challenge of increased dynamics on the access networks can be mitigated with moving cells. However, the deployment time of these temporary serving entities may lag behind the service demand lifetime. Another viable solution to offload excessive cellular traffic is to rely upon locally available radio resources offered by user devices via direct mmWave-based mesh interworking. An important challenge in such systems is related to the incentivization of users to partake in collaborative resource sharing. To leverage multi-hop mesh capabilities, we propose the use of emerging blockchain technology that offers cryptographically-strong accounting while maintaining the anonymity of the participants. With system-level evaluations, we demonstrate that the utilization of mobile blockchain methods allows for a non-incremental improvement in the offloading gains. This demonstrates the potential of the outlined proposal for becoming a successful mechanism in the emerging B5G systems.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9026789/Mesh networksmillimeter wave communicationblockchainAd hoc networks5G mobile communicationmultimedia communication |
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Rustam Pirmagomedov Aleksandr Ometov Dmitri Moltchanov Xi Lu Roman Kovalchukov Ekaterina Olshannikova Sergey Andreev Yevgeni Koucheryavy Mischa Dohler Applying Blockchain Technology for User Incentivization in mmWave-Based Mesh Networks IEEE Access Mesh networks millimeter wave communication blockchain Ad hoc networks 5G mobile communication multimedia communication |
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Rustam Pirmagomedov Aleksandr Ometov Dmitri Moltchanov Xi Lu Roman Kovalchukov Ekaterina Olshannikova Sergey Andreev Yevgeni Koucheryavy Mischa Dohler |
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Applying Blockchain Technology for User Incentivization in mmWave-Based Mesh Networks |
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Applying Blockchain Technology for User Incentivization in mmWave-Based Mesh Networks |
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Applying Blockchain Technology for User Incentivization in mmWave-Based Mesh Networks |
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Applying Blockchain Technology for User Incentivization in mmWave-Based Mesh Networks |
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Applying Blockchain Technology for User Incentivization in mmWave-Based Mesh Networks |
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applying blockchain technology for user incentivization in mmwave-based mesh networks |
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Wireless traffic produced by modern mobile devices displays high temporal and spatial dynamics as users spontaneously engage in collective applications where a significant portion of generated data remains localized. As a result, conventional service provisioning approaches may no longer be sufficient in beyond fifth generation (B5G) systems. The challenge of increased dynamics on the access networks can be mitigated with moving cells. However, the deployment time of these temporary serving entities may lag behind the service demand lifetime. Another viable solution to offload excessive cellular traffic is to rely upon locally available radio resources offered by user devices via direct mmWave-based mesh interworking. An important challenge in such systems is related to the incentivization of users to partake in collaborative resource sharing. To leverage multi-hop mesh capabilities, we propose the use of emerging blockchain technology that offers cryptographically-strong accounting while maintaining the anonymity of the participants. With system-level evaluations, we demonstrate that the utilization of mobile blockchain methods allows for a non-incremental improvement in the offloading gains. This demonstrates the potential of the outlined proposal for becoming a successful mechanism in the emerging B5G systems. |
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Mesh networks millimeter wave communication blockchain Ad hoc networks 5G mobile communication multimedia communication |
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