13Designing a Decentralized IoT-WSN Architecture Using Blockchain Technology

Vaibhav V. Gijare, Satpalsing D. Rajput, Srinivas Ambala, Mrunal Swapnil Aware, Wankhede Vishal Ashok, Yatin Gandhi and Imran Memon

DOI: 10.1201/9781003437079-13

13.1 Introduction

Two fast expanding areas that make it possible for objects to connect and share data via the Internet are the Internet of Things (IoT) and Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN). However, centralized designs for such systems, as shown in Figure 13.1, can have weak areas in terms of security and redundancy [1].

Illustration of the Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) architecture for the Internet of Things (IoT). IoT gadgets and wireless sensors gather data and wirelessly send it to a centralized data center. Blockchain technology that is decentralized improves security and privacy while addressing the drawbacks of centralized solutions.

FIGURE 13.1 Overview of IoT-WSN architecture.

These problems can be solved by developing ...

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