Security Framework for Internet-of-Things-Based Software-Defined Networks Using Blockchain

Presently, trillions of Internet of Things (IoT) devices are in use, with many more projected to join IoT networks in the future. These IoT devices create a massive volume of data, which cannot be transmitted over the network without proper security and privacy. Furthermore, as the amount of information and variety of interconnected devices grows, problems, including excessive response time, bandwidth constraints, and scalability, emerge in proper network design. To solve the constraints of today’s smart cities for next-generation networks, an effective, secure, and scalable distributed framework must be designed bringing computing and storage resources nearer to endpoints. In this article, combining the strengths of software-defined networks (SDNs) and blockchain technology, an innovative adaptable network infrastructure for smart cities is developed. The network is divided into different domains in which SDN will detect potential attacks and transmit the secured data to the blockchain. Our in-depth experimental analysis on performance evaluation show that the proposed framework achieves 12.75% improvement over baseline methodologies.