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Some papers from our group or other sources in the area of community networks:
MeshDapp: our prototype implementation using a local Ethereum PoA blockchain and a set of Solidity smart contracts on a wireless mesh network with access points and an Internet gateway. The prototype software has been validated in a controlled mesh network environment. Blockchain accounting system to compensate contribution and consumption of connectivity and the maintenance of a network infrastructure [1][2]. Sustainability and incentives [3], governance of community clouds and blockchain: [4], local blockchains in mesh networks: [1], MeshDapp-based incentive mechanism: [5].
Ledger eReuse: a design and prototype implementation of a device traceability blockchain that allows to record proofs of relevant operations (proofs such as registration, transfer, data erasure, repair, recycling) and provides economic incentives (deposits) for circular behaviours (Funded by the Ledger EU project and described in the eReuse.org project).
A comparison of blockchain implementations: Hyperledger Fabric versus Ethereum PoA [1] that describes our rationale of choice.
Related posters: MeshDapp - Blockchain-enabled Sustainable Business Models for Networks (GECON 2019 linked to [2]), Blockchain-Enabled Participatory Incentives for Crowdsourced Mesh Networks (GECON 2019 linked to [5]).
Code: MeshDapp - Ethereum smart contracts in Solidity used in our experimental prototype system.
References
- , “Blockchain for economically sustainable wireless mesh networks”, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, 2019.
- , “MeshDapp - Blockchain-enabled Sustainable Business Models for Networks”, in 16th International Conference on Economics of Grids, Clouds, Systems & Services, Leeds, 2019.
- , “Community Networks and Sustainability: a Survey of Perceptions, Practices, and Proposed Solutions”, CoRR, vol. abs/1707.06898, 2017.
- , “On the Collaborative Governance of Decentralized Edge Microclouds with Blockchain-Based Distributed Ledgers”, in 1st International Workshop on Blockchain Technology for Multi-Agent Systems (BCT4MAS), in 2018 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence (WI), 2018.
- , “Blockchain-Enabled Participatory Incentives for Crowdsourced Mesh Networks”, in 16th International Conference on Economics of Grids, Clouds, Systems & Services, Leeds, 2019.