Abstract:
Space-air-ground-sea integrated networks (SAGSINs) are promising to offer ubiquitous Internet services across the globe while confronting research challenges such as secu...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
Space-air-ground-sea integrated networks (SAGSINs) are promising to offer ubiquitous Internet services across the globe while confronting research challenges such as security vulnerabilities, privacy leakage concerns, and difficulty in resource sharing. On one hand, emerging network slicing and network softwarization technologies can fulfill diverse requirements with the provision of various services on top of heterogeneous SAGSIN hardware and software resources. On the other hand, blockchain and smart contracts can compensate for network slicing and softwarization to offer secure and automatic network services. This article presents an investigation on the convergence of blockchains with network slicing and network softwarization technologies for SAGSINs from the perspectives of network management and brokerage services of SAGSINs. In contrast to existing studies, this article is the first to incorporate blockchains into network slicing and network softwarization dedicated for SAGSINs. This article starts with a summary of key characteristics and challenges of SAGSINs. Then a review of network slicing and network softwarization is given in the context of SAGSINs. This article next presents an integrated framework of network slicing, network softwarization, and blockchain for SAGSINs. Moreover, this article outlines a set of open issues and research challenges that would be useful to guide future research in this area.
Published in: IEEE Internet of Things Magazine ( Volume: 5, Issue: 1, March 2022)
Lingnan University, Hong Kong
Hong-Ning Dai [SM'16] is currently with the Department of Computing and Decision Sciences, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, as an associate professor. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in computer science and engineering from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His current research interests include the Internet of Things and blockchain technology. He has served as Associate...Show More
Hong-Ning Dai [SM'16] is currently with the Department of Computing and Decision Sciences, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, as an associate professor. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in computer science and engineering from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His current research interests include the Internet of Things and blockchain technology. He has served as Associate...View more
University of Exeter, United Kingdom
Yulei Wu [SM'18] is a senior lecturer with the Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, United Kingdom. He received his B.Sc. degree (First Class Honours) in computer science and Ph.D. degree in computing and mathematics from the University of Bradford, United Kingdom, in 2006 and 2010, respectively. His expertise is in intelligent networking and netw...Show More
Yulei Wu [SM'18] is a senior lecturer with the Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, United Kingdom. He received his B.Sc. degree (First Class Honours) in computer science and Ph.D. degree in computing and mathematics from the University of Bradford, United Kingdom, in 2006 and 2010, respectively. His expertise is in intelligent networking and netw...View more
Federation University Australia, Australia
Muhammad Imran [SM] is working as a senior lecturer in the School of Engineering, Information Technology & Physical Sciences, Federation University, Australia. His research interests include mobile and wireless networks, the Internet of Things, cloud and edge computing, and information security. He has published more than 200 research articles in reputable international conferences and journals. His research is supported ...Show More
Muhammad Imran [SM] is working as a senior lecturer in the School of Engineering, Information Technology & Physical Sciences, Federation University, Australia. His research interests include mobile and wireless networks, the Internet of Things, cloud and edge computing, and information security. He has published more than 200 research articles in reputable international conferences and journals. His research is supported ...View more
Alfaisal University, Saudi Arabia
Nidal Nasser [SM] completed his Ph.D. at the School of Computing, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, in 2004. He is currently a professor of software engineering at the College of Engineering, Alfaisal University, Saudi Arabia. He worked in the School of Computer Science at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. He was the founder and director of the Wireless Networking and Mobile Computing Research Lab @ ...Show More
Nidal Nasser [SM] completed his Ph.D. at the School of Computing, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, in 2004. He is currently a professor of software engineering at the College of Engineering, Alfaisal University, Saudi Arabia. He worked in the School of Computer Science at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. He was the founder and director of the Wireless Networking and Mobile Computing Research Lab @ ...View more
Lingnan University, Hong Kong
Hong-Ning Dai [SM'16] is currently with the Department of Computing and Decision Sciences, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, as an associate professor. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in computer science and engineering from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His current research interests include the Internet of Things and blockchain technology. He has served as Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, the IEEE Systems Journal, and IEEE Access. He is a Senior Member of ACM.
Hong-Ning Dai [SM'16] is currently with the Department of Computing and Decision Sciences, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, as an associate professor. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in computer science and engineering from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His current research interests include the Internet of Things and blockchain technology. He has served as Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, the IEEE Systems Journal, and IEEE Access. He is a Senior Member of ACM.View more
University of Exeter, United Kingdom
Yulei Wu [SM'18] is a senior lecturer with the Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, United Kingdom. He received his B.Sc. degree (First Class Honours) in computer science and Ph.D. degree in computing and mathematics from the University of Bradford, United Kingdom, in 2006 and 2010, respectively. His expertise is in intelligent networking and networked systems, and his main research interests include connected vehicles, autonomous systems, the Internet of Things, mobile edge computing, privacy, and trust. He is an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management and IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, as well as an Editorial Board Member of Computer Networks and Future Generation Computer Systems. He is a Senior Member of ACM and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Yulei Wu [SM'18] is a senior lecturer with the Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, United Kingdom. He received his B.Sc. degree (First Class Honours) in computer science and Ph.D. degree in computing and mathematics from the University of Bradford, United Kingdom, in 2006 and 2010, respectively. His expertise is in intelligent networking and networked systems, and his main research interests include connected vehicles, autonomous systems, the Internet of Things, mobile edge computing, privacy, and trust. He is an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management and IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, as well as an Editorial Board Member of Computer Networks and Future Generation Computer Systems. He is a Senior Member of ACM and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.View more
Federation University Australia, Australia
Muhammad Imran [SM] is working as a senior lecturer in the School of Engineering, Information Technology & Physical Sciences, Federation University, Australia. His research interests include mobile and wireless networks, the Internet of Things, cloud and edge computing, and information security. He has published more than 200 research articles in reputable international conferences and journals. His research is supported by several grants. He serves as an Associate Editor for many top ranked international journals. He has received various awards.
Muhammad Imran [SM] is working as a senior lecturer in the School of Engineering, Information Technology & Physical Sciences, Federation University, Australia. His research interests include mobile and wireless networks, the Internet of Things, cloud and edge computing, and information security. He has published more than 200 research articles in reputable international conferences and journals. His research is supported by several grants. He serves as an Associate Editor for many top ranked international journals. He has received various awards.View more
Alfaisal University, Saudi Arabia
Nidal Nasser [SM] completed his Ph.D. at the School of Computing, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, in 2004. He is currently a professor of software engineering at the College of Engineering, Alfaisal University, Saudi Arabia. He worked in the School of Computer Science at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. He was the founder and director of the Wireless Networking and Mobile Computing Research Lab @ Guelph. He is currently the founder and director of the Telecommunications Computing Research Lab @ Alfaisal University. He has authored 180 journal publications, refereed conference publications, and book chapters in the area of wireless communication networks and systems. He is currently serving as an Associate Editor of IEEE Wireless Communications, Wiley's International Journal on Communication Systems, and the IEEE Systems Journal. He has been a member of the technical program and organizing committees of several international IEEE conferences and workshops. He has received several outstanding research awards as well as a number of best paper awards.
Nidal Nasser [SM] completed his Ph.D. at the School of Computing, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, in 2004. He is currently a professor of software engineering at the College of Engineering, Alfaisal University, Saudi Arabia. He worked in the School of Computer Science at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. He was the founder and director of the Wireless Networking and Mobile Computing Research Lab @ Guelph. He is currently the founder and director of the Telecommunications Computing Research Lab @ Alfaisal University. He has authored 180 journal publications, refereed conference publications, and book chapters in the area of wireless communication networks and systems. He is currently serving as an Associate Editor of IEEE Wireless Communications, Wiley's International Journal on Communication Systems, and the IEEE Systems Journal. He has been a member of the technical program and organizing committees of several international IEEE conferences and workshops. He has received several outstanding research awards as well as a number of best paper awards.View more