Liu Dongxiao, Shen Xuemin (Sherman). Blockchain-Based Data Security in Heterogeneous Communications Networks

Springer, 2024. — 200 p. — (Wireless Networks). — ISBN: 978-3-031-52476-9.This book investigates data security approaches in Heterogeneous Communications Networks (HCN). First, the book discusses the urgent need for a decentralized data management architecture in HCN. The book investigates preliminaries and related research to help readers obtain a comprehensive picture of the research topic. Second, the book presents three blockchain-based approaches for data management in HCN: data provenance, data query, and data marketing. Finally, based on the insights and experiences from the presented approaches, the book discusses future research directions.Mobile communication network enables human-to-human, human-to-machine, and machine-to-machine wireless communications via mobile devices, such as mobile phones, sensors, etc. Nowadays, mobile communication networks play a vital role in our daily lives by supporting a wide range of mobile services, including entertainment, live meetings, social networks, and smart transportation. According to statistics, there will be 6.4 billion mobile network subscriptions worldwide in 2022, which is predicted to increase to 7.7 billion in 2028, and mobile users on average spend a few hours on their phones every day. To this end, the mobile communication networks are also becoming the driving force in economic and societal developments, and attracting more and more attention from researchers, industry, and governmental officers.From the first generation (1G) to the currently commercialized fifth generation (5G), the architecture of mobile communication networks has witnessed a significant evolution. In the early 1G-2G, mainly talk and message services were supported by mobile networks. With the increasing bandwidth and data rate, 3G and 4G Long-term Evolution (LTE) can support image or video transmissions for more convenient human-to-human communications. In 5G, a huge number of Internet of Things devices are deployed, which can reach 15 billion worldwide in 2023. As a result, the 5G network has evolved to further support massive human-to-machine and machine-to-machine communications that revolutionize transportation, production, and education sectors. Future networks will further explore technological advances to provide higher data rates, lower transmission delays, and ultra-reliable connections.Fundamental Data Security Technologies.
Reliable Data Provenance in HCN.
Transparent Data Query in HCN.
Fair Data Marketing in HCN.
Conclusion and Future Works.