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Saguaro: An Edge Computing-Enabled Hierarchical Permissioned Blockchain

  • Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Stanford University
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Georgetown University

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Abstract

We present Saguaro, a permissioned blockchain system designed specifically for edge computing networks. Saguaro leverages the hierarchical structure of edge computing networks to reduce the overhead of wide-area communication by presenting several techniques. First, Saguaro proposes coordinator-based and optimistic protocols to process cross-domain transactions with low latency where the lowest common ancestor of the involved domains coordinates the protocol or detects inconsistency. Second, data are collected over hierarchy enabling higher-level domains to aggregate their sub-domain data. Finally, transactions initiated by mobile edge devices are processed without relying on high-level fog and cloud servers. Our experimental results across a wide range of workloads demonstrate the scalability of Saguaro in supporting a range of cross-domain and mobile transactions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2023 IEEE 39th International Conference on Data Engineering, ICDE 2023
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages259-272
Number of pages14
ISBN (Electronic)9798350322279
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Event39th IEEE International Conference on Data Engineering, ICDE 2023 - Anaheim, United States
Duration: Apr 3 2023Apr 7 2023

Publication series

NameProceedings - International Conference on Data Engineering
Volume2023-April
ISSN (Print)1084-4627

Conference

Conference39th IEEE International Conference on Data Engineering, ICDE 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAnaheim
Period04/3/2304/7/23

Keywords

  • Edge Computing
  • Permissioned Blockchains
  • Scalability

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