DistArch-SCNet: Blockchain-Based Distributed Architecture with Li-Fi Communication for a Scalable Smart City Network
Abstract
The winds of change are blowing toward the multibillion dollar global consumer electronics (CE) industry, which includes companies that are engaged in the manufacturing of smart devices to enable smartconnected vehicles, transportation, health-care systems, home automation, and smart industry in the smart-city network. The rapid increase in the number and diversity of smart devices connected to the Internet has given rise to concerns about scalability, efficiency, flexibility, and availability in the existing smart-city network. The imminent energy crisis, radiofrequency spectrum, and constraints on the lifetime of smart devices have also emerged as critical challenges. To address these challenges, this article presents DistArch-SCNet, the efficient, scalable, blockchain-based distributed smart-city network architecture enabled by the light-fidelity (Li-Fi) communication technique.
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In a world where mobile devices are increasingly widespread, a blockchain can face challenges such as scalability, efficiency, and flexibility.
“Smart cities are another important topic treated: in a world where mobile devices are increasingly widespread, a blockchain can face challenges such as scalability, efficiency, and flexibility [84,90].”
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- Authors
- Sharma, P. K., Rathore, S., & Park, J. H.
- Affiliations
- Seoul National University of Science and Technology (KR)
- Venue
- IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine
- Published
- 2018-07
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 55-64
- ISSN
- 2162-2248 (ISSN-L)
- 2162-2256
- OpenAlex
- W2808522087
- Cited by
- 65
- References
- 14
- Citations by year
- 2025: 3 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 17 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 17.35
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Optical Wireless Communication Technologies
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Media Technology › Smart Cities and Technologies
- Keywords
- blockchain, distributed architecture, smart city networks, scalable network architecture, smart devices, energy efficiency, device lifetime, consumer electronics
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