Open AccessMonetization of IoT data using smart contracts
Author(s) -
Suliman Ahmed,
Husain Zainab,
Abououf Menatallah,
Alblooshi Mansoor,
Salah Khaled
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iet networks
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2047-4962
pISSN - 2047-4954
DOI - 10.1049/iet-net.2018.5026
Subject(s) - monetization , internet of things , computer science , embedded system , economics , macroeconomics
In the era of the Internet of Things (IoT), smart connected devices have the ability to generate data that could be of interest to the public. This paves the way for an emerging market for monetized data exchanges, where IoT device owners can sell access to live data generated by their connected devices to interested users. Implementing a trusted, cost‐efficient, automatic monetization solution of IoT data can be a challenging problem and usually involves intermediaries and centralised governance and management. Blockchain and smart contracts introduce a secure and trusted platform to carry out transactions in a highly trusted, secure, decentralised manner. In this study, they present a blockchain‐solution and implementation using Ethereum smart contracts for monetizing IoT data with automated payment involving no intermediary. The authors discuss key aspects related to architectural design, entity relations, interactions among participants, logic flow, implementation and testing of the overall system functionality.