Farming is a major sector required for any nation to become self-sustainable. Quality seeds heavily influence the effectiveness of farming. Seeds cultivated by breeders pass through several entities in order to reach farmers. The existing seed supply chain is opaque and intractable, which not only hinders the growth of crops but also makes the life of a farmer miserable. Blockchain has been widely employed to enable fair and secure transactions between farmers and buyers, but concerns related to transparency and traceability in the seed supply chain, counterfeit seeds, middlemen involvement, and inefficient processes in the agricultural ecosystem have not received enough attention. To address these concerns, a blockchain-based solution is proposed that brings breeders, farmers, warehouse owners, transporters, and food corporations to a single platform to enhance transparency, traceability, and trust among trust-less parties. A smart contract updates the status of seeds from a breeder from submitted to approved. Then, a non-fungible token (NFT) corresponding to approved seeds is minted for the breeder, which records the date of cultivation and its owner (breeder). The NFT enables farmers to keep track of seeds right from the date of their cultivation and their owner, which helps them to make better decisions about picking seeds from the correct owner. Farmers directly interact with warehouses to purchase seeds, which removes the need for middlemen and improves the trust among trust-less entities. Furthermore, a tender for the transportation of seeds is auctioned on the basis of the priority location locp, Score, and bid_amount of every transporter, which provides a fair chance to every transporter to restrict the monopoly of a single transporter. The proposed system achieves immutability, decentralization, and efficiency inherently from the blockchain. We implemented the proposed scheme and deployed it on the Ethereum network. Smart contracts deployed over the Ethereum network interact with React-based web pages. The analysis and results of the proposed model indicate that it is viable and secure, as well as superior to the current seed supply chain system.
{"title":"SeedChain: A Secure and Transparent Blockchain-Driven Framework to Revolutionize the Seed Supply Chain","authors":"Rohit Ahuja, Sahil Chugh, Raman Singh","doi":"10.3390/fi16040132","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/fi16040132","url":null,"abstract":"Farming is a major sector required for any nation to become self-sustainable. Quality seeds heavily influence the effectiveness of farming. Seeds cultivated by breeders pass through several entities in order to reach farmers. The existing seed supply chain is opaque and intractable, which not only hinders the growth of crops but also makes the life of a farmer miserable. Blockchain has been widely employed to enable fair and secure transactions between farmers and buyers, but concerns related to transparency and traceability in the seed supply chain, counterfeit seeds, middlemen involvement, and inefficient processes in the agricultural ecosystem have not received enough attention. To address these concerns, a blockchain-based solution is proposed that brings breeders, farmers, warehouse owners, transporters, and food corporations to a single platform to enhance transparency, traceability, and trust among trust-less parties. A smart contract updates the status of seeds from a breeder from submitted to approved. Then, a non-fungible token (NFT) corresponding to approved seeds is minted for the breeder, which records the date of cultivation and its owner (breeder). The NFT enables farmers to keep track of seeds right from the date of their cultivation and their owner, which helps them to make better decisions about picking seeds from the correct owner. Farmers directly interact with warehouses to purchase seeds, which removes the need for middlemen and improves the trust among trust-less entities. Furthermore, a tender for the transportation of seeds is auctioned on the basis of the priority location locp, Score, and bid_amount of every transporter, which provides a fair chance to every transporter to restrict the monopoly of a single transporter. The proposed system achieves immutability, decentralization, and efficiency inherently from the blockchain. We implemented the proposed scheme and deployed it on the Ethereum network. Smart contracts deployed over the Ethereum network interact with React-based web pages. The analysis and results of the proposed model indicate that it is viable and secure, as well as superior to the current seed supply chain system.","PeriodicalId":37982,"journal":{"name":"Future Internet","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140699139","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Todoli-Ferrandis, Javier Silvestre-Blanes, V. Sempere-Payá, S. Santonja-Climent
LoRaWAN is a low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) technology that is well suited for industrial IoT (IIoT) applications. One of the challenges of using LoRaWAN for IIoT is the need to collect data from a large number of devices. Polling is a common way to collect data from devices, but it can be inefficient for LoRaWANs, which are designed for low data rates and long battery life. LoRaWAN devices operating in two specific modes can receive messages from a gateway even when they are not sending data themselves. This allows the gateway to send commands to devices at any time, without having to wait for them to check for messages. This paper proposes various polling mechanisms for industrial IoT applications in LoRaWANs and presents specific considerations for designing efficient polling mechanisms in the context of industrial IoT applications leveraging LoRaWAN technology.
{"title":"Polling Mechanisms for Industrial IoT Applications in Long-Range Wide-Area Networks","authors":"D. Todoli-Ferrandis, Javier Silvestre-Blanes, V. Sempere-Payá, S. Santonja-Climent","doi":"10.3390/fi16040130","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/fi16040130","url":null,"abstract":"LoRaWAN is a low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) technology that is well suited for industrial IoT (IIoT) applications. One of the challenges of using LoRaWAN for IIoT is the need to collect data from a large number of devices. Polling is a common way to collect data from devices, but it can be inefficient for LoRaWANs, which are designed for low data rates and long battery life. LoRaWAN devices operating in two specific modes can receive messages from a gateway even when they are not sending data themselves. This allows the gateway to send commands to devices at any time, without having to wait for them to check for messages. This paper proposes various polling mechanisms for industrial IoT applications in LoRaWANs and presents specific considerations for designing efficient polling mechanisms in the context of industrial IoT applications leveraging LoRaWAN technology.","PeriodicalId":37982,"journal":{"name":"Future Internet","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140711957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Georgios Koukis, Konstantina Safouri, V. Tsaoussidis
Although several years have passed since its first introduction, the significance of Delay-Tolerant Networking (DTN) remains evident, particularly in challenging environments where traditional networks face operational limitations such as disrupted communication or high latency. This survey paper aims to explore the diverse array of applications where DTN technologies have proven successful, with a focus on emerging and novel application paradigms. In particular, we focus on the contributions of DTN in the Future Internet, including its contribution to space applications, smart cities and the Internet of Things, but also to underwater communications. We also discuss its potential to be used jointly with information-centric networks to change the internet communication paradigm in the future.
{"title":"All about Delay-Tolerant Networking (DTN) Contributions to Future Internet","authors":"Georgios Koukis, Konstantina Safouri, V. Tsaoussidis","doi":"10.3390/fi16040129","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/fi16040129","url":null,"abstract":"Although several years have passed since its first introduction, the significance of Delay-Tolerant Networking (DTN) remains evident, particularly in challenging environments where traditional networks face operational limitations such as disrupted communication or high latency. This survey paper aims to explore the diverse array of applications where DTN technologies have proven successful, with a focus on emerging and novel application paradigms. In particular, we focus on the contributions of DTN in the Future Internet, including its contribution to space applications, smart cities and the Internet of Things, but also to underwater communications. We also discuss its potential to be used jointly with information-centric networks to change the internet communication paradigm in the future.","PeriodicalId":37982,"journal":{"name":"Future Internet","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140722318","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The metaverse aims to merge the virtual and real worlds. The target is to generate a virtual community where social components play a crucial role and combine different areas such as entertainment, work, shopping, and services. This idea is explicitly appealing in the context of smart cities. The metaverse offers digitalization approaches and can strengthen citizens’ social community. While the existing literature covers the exemplary potential of smart city metaverse applications, this study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the potential and already implemented metaverse applications in the context of cities and municipalities. In addition, challenges related to these applications are identified. The study combines literature reviews and expert interviews to ensure a broad overview. Forty-eight smart city metaverse applications from eleven areas were identified, and actual projects from eleven cities demonstrate the current state of development. Still, further research should evaluate the benefits of the various applications and find strategies to overcome the identified challenges.
{"title":"Metaverse Meets Smart Cities—Applications, Benefits, and Challenges","authors":"Florian Maier, Markus Weinberger","doi":"10.3390/fi16040126","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/fi16040126","url":null,"abstract":"The metaverse aims to merge the virtual and real worlds. The target is to generate a virtual community where social components play a crucial role and combine different areas such as entertainment, work, shopping, and services. This idea is explicitly appealing in the context of smart cities. The metaverse offers digitalization approaches and can strengthen citizens’ social community. While the existing literature covers the exemplary potential of smart city metaverse applications, this study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the potential and already implemented metaverse applications in the context of cities and municipalities. In addition, challenges related to these applications are identified. The study combines literature reviews and expert interviews to ensure a broad overview. Forty-eight smart city metaverse applications from eleven areas were identified, and actual projects from eleven cities demonstrate the current state of development. Still, further research should evaluate the benefits of the various applications and find strategies to overcome the identified challenges.","PeriodicalId":37982,"journal":{"name":"Future Internet","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140729535","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
With the proliferation of WiFi devices, WiFi-based identification technology has garnered attention in the security domain and has demonstrated initial success. Nonetheless, when untrained illegitimate users appear, the classifier tends to categorize them as if they were trained users. In response to this issue, researchers have proposed identity legitimacy authentication systems to identify illicit users, albeit only applicable to individual users. In this article, we propose a multi-user legitimacy authentication system based on WiFi, termed Multi-WiIR. Leveraging WiFi signals, the system captures users’ walking patterns to ascertain their legitimacy. The core concept entails training a multi-branch deep neural network, designated WiIR-Net, for feature extraction of individual users. Binary classifiers are then applied to each user, and legitimacy is established by comparing the model’s output to predefined thresholds, thus facilitating multi-user legitimacy authentication. Moreover, the study experimentally investigated the impact of the number of legitimate individuals on accuracy rates. The results demonstrated that The Multi-WiIR system showed commendable performance with low latency, being capable of conducting legitimacy recognition in scenarios involving up to four users, with an accuracy rate reaching 85.11%.
{"title":"Multi-WiIR: Multi-User Identity Legitimacy Authentication Based on WiFi Device","authors":"Zhongcheng Wei, Yanhu Dong","doi":"10.3390/fi16040127","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/fi16040127","url":null,"abstract":"With the proliferation of WiFi devices, WiFi-based identification technology has garnered attention in the security domain and has demonstrated initial success. Nonetheless, when untrained illegitimate users appear, the classifier tends to categorize them as if they were trained users. In response to this issue, researchers have proposed identity legitimacy authentication systems to identify illicit users, albeit only applicable to individual users. In this article, we propose a multi-user legitimacy authentication system based on WiFi, termed Multi-WiIR. Leveraging WiFi signals, the system captures users’ walking patterns to ascertain their legitimacy. The core concept entails training a multi-branch deep neural network, designated WiIR-Net, for feature extraction of individual users. Binary classifiers are then applied to each user, and legitimacy is established by comparing the model’s output to predefined thresholds, thus facilitating multi-user legitimacy authentication. Moreover, the study experimentally investigated the impact of the number of legitimate individuals on accuracy rates. The results demonstrated that The Multi-WiIR system showed commendable performance with low latency, being capable of conducting legitimacy recognition in scenarios involving up to four users, with an accuracy rate reaching 85.11%.","PeriodicalId":37982,"journal":{"name":"Future Internet","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140731376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Currently, there are a wide range of approaches to deploying digital ads, with advanced technologies now being harnessed to craft advertising that is engaging and even tailored to personal interests and preferences, yet potentially distracting and irritating. This research seeks to evaluate contemporary digital advertising methods by assessing how annoying they are to users, particularly when they distract users from intended tasks or cause delays in regular online activities. To pursue this, an eye-tracking study was conducted, with 51 participants navigating a specially designed website featuring seven distinct types of advertisements without a specific content to avoid the effect of ad content on the collected data. Participants were asked to execute specific information-seeking tasks during the experiment and afterwards to report if they recalled seeing each ad and the degree of annoyance by each ad type. Ad effectiveness is assessed by eye-tracking metrics (time to first fixation, average fixation duration, dwell time, fixation count, and revisit count) depicting how appealing an ad is as a marketing stimulus. Findings indicated that pop-ups, ads with content reorganization, and non-skippable videos ranked as the most annoying forms of advertising. Conversely, in-content ads without content reorganization, banners, and right rail ads were indicated as less intrusive options, seeming to strike a balance between effectiveness and user acceptance.
{"title":"Perspectives of Young Digital Natives on Digital Marketing: Exploring Annoyance and Effectiveness with Eye-Tracking Analysis","authors":"Stefanos Balaskas, Georgia Kotsari, Maria Rigou","doi":"10.3390/fi16040125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/fi16040125","url":null,"abstract":"Currently, there are a wide range of approaches to deploying digital ads, with advanced technologies now being harnessed to craft advertising that is engaging and even tailored to personal interests and preferences, yet potentially distracting and irritating. This research seeks to evaluate contemporary digital advertising methods by assessing how annoying they are to users, particularly when they distract users from intended tasks or cause delays in regular online activities. To pursue this, an eye-tracking study was conducted, with 51 participants navigating a specially designed website featuring seven distinct types of advertisements without a specific content to avoid the effect of ad content on the collected data. Participants were asked to execute specific information-seeking tasks during the experiment and afterwards to report if they recalled seeing each ad and the degree of annoyance by each ad type. Ad effectiveness is assessed by eye-tracking metrics (time to first fixation, average fixation duration, dwell time, fixation count, and revisit count) depicting how appealing an ad is as a marketing stimulus. Findings indicated that pop-ups, ads with content reorganization, and non-skippable videos ranked as the most annoying forms of advertising. Conversely, in-content ads without content reorganization, banners, and right rail ads were indicated as less intrusive options, seeming to strike a balance between effectiveness and user acceptance.","PeriodicalId":37982,"journal":{"name":"Future Internet","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140732125","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The Internet of Things (IoT) employs sensors and the Internet for information exchange, enabling intelligent identification, monitoring, and management, which has deeply impacted various sectors such as power, medical care, and security, transforming social activities and lifestyles. Regrettably, IoT systems suffer from two main challenges, namely sustainability and security. Hence, pondering how to enhance sustainable and energy-efficient practices for IoT systems to mitigate risks becomes a worthwhile endeavor. To address this issue, we conduct a survey of energy-aware security mechanisms in the Internet of Things. Specifically, we examine the challenges that IoT is facing in terms of energy efficiency and security, and we inspect current energy-saving and privacy-preserving technologies for IoT systems. Moreover, we delineate a vision for the future of IoT, emphasizing energy-aware security mechanisms. Finally, we outline the challenges encountered in achieving energy-aware security mechanisms, as well as the direction of future research. Motivated by this study, we envision advancements in the IoT that not only harness the benefits of science and technology but also enhance the security and safety of our data.
{"title":"A Survey on Energy-Aware Security Mechanisms for the Internet of Things","authors":"Peixiong He, Yi Zhou, Xiao Qin","doi":"10.3390/fi16040128","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/fi16040128","url":null,"abstract":"The Internet of Things (IoT) employs sensors and the Internet for information exchange, enabling intelligent identification, monitoring, and management, which has deeply impacted various sectors such as power, medical care, and security, transforming social activities and lifestyles. Regrettably, IoT systems suffer from two main challenges, namely sustainability and security. Hence, pondering how to enhance sustainable and energy-efficient practices for IoT systems to mitigate risks becomes a worthwhile endeavor. To address this issue, we conduct a survey of energy-aware security mechanisms in the Internet of Things. Specifically, we examine the challenges that IoT is facing in terms of energy efficiency and security, and we inspect current energy-saving and privacy-preserving technologies for IoT systems. Moreover, we delineate a vision for the future of IoT, emphasizing energy-aware security mechanisms. Finally, we outline the challenges encountered in achieving energy-aware security mechanisms, as well as the direction of future research. Motivated by this study, we envision advancements in the IoT that not only harness the benefits of science and technology but also enhance the security and safety of our data.","PeriodicalId":37982,"journal":{"name":"Future Internet","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140729689","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The objective of task allocation in unmanned systems is to complete tasks at minimal costs. However, the current algorithms employed for coordinating multiple unmanned systems in task allocation tasks frequently converge to local optima, thus impeding the identification of the best solutions. To address these challenges, this study builds upon the sheep flock optimization algorithm (SFOA) by preserving individuals eliminated during the iterative process within a prior knowledge set, which is continuously updated. During the reproduction phase of the algorithm, this prior knowledge is utilized to guide the generation of new individuals, preventing their rapid reconvergence to local optima. This approach aids in reducing the frequency at which the algorithm converges to local optima, continually steering the algorithm towards the global optimum and thereby enhancing the efficiency of task allocation. Finally, various task scenarios are presented to evaluate the performances of various algorithms. The results show that the algorithm proposed in this paper is more likely than other algorithms to escape from local optima and find the global optimum.
{"title":"Task Allocation of Heterogeneous Multi-Unmanned Systems Based on Improved Sheep Flock Optimization Algorithm","authors":"Haibo Liu, Yang Liao, Changting Shi, Jing Shen","doi":"10.3390/fi16040124","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/fi16040124","url":null,"abstract":"The objective of task allocation in unmanned systems is to complete tasks at minimal costs. However, the current algorithms employed for coordinating multiple unmanned systems in task allocation tasks frequently converge to local optima, thus impeding the identification of the best solutions. To address these challenges, this study builds upon the sheep flock optimization algorithm (SFOA) by preserving individuals eliminated during the iterative process within a prior knowledge set, which is continuously updated. During the reproduction phase of the algorithm, this prior knowledge is utilized to guide the generation of new individuals, preventing their rapid reconvergence to local optima. This approach aids in reducing the frequency at which the algorithm converges to local optima, continually steering the algorithm towards the global optimum and thereby enhancing the efficiency of task allocation. Finally, various task scenarios are presented to evaluate the performances of various algorithms. The results show that the algorithm proposed in this paper is more likely than other algorithms to escape from local optima and find the global optimum.","PeriodicalId":37982,"journal":{"name":"Future Internet","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140733611","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The exponential growth in data traffic in the real world has drawn attention to the emerging computing technique called Fog Computing (FC) for offloading tasks in fault-free environments. This is a promising computing standard that offers higher computing benefits with a reduced cost, higher flexibility, and increased availability. With the increased number of tasks, the occurrence of faults increases and affects the offloading of tasks. A suitable mechanism is essential to rectify the faults that occur in the Fog network. In this research, the fault-tolerance (FT) mechanism is proposed based on cost optimization and fault minimization. Initially, the faulty nodes are identified based on the remaining residual energy with the proposed Priority Task-based Fault-Tolerance (PTFT) mechanism. The Minimum-Cost Neighbour Candidate Node Discovery (MCNCND) algorithm is proposed to discover the neighbouring candidate Fog access node that can replace the faulty Fog node. The Replication and Pre-emptive Forwarding (RPF) algorithm is proposed to forward the task information to the new candidate Fog access node for reliable transmission. These proposed mechanisms are simulated, analysed, and compared with existing FT methods. It is observed that the proposed FT mechanism improves the utilization of an active number of Fog access nodes. It also saved a residual energy of 1.55 J without replicas, compared to the 0.85 J of energy that is used without the FT method.
现实世界中数据流量的指数级增长引起了人们对新兴计算技术的关注,这种技术被称为雾计算(FC),用于在无故障环境中卸载任务。这是一种前景广阔的计算标准,可在降低成本、提高灵活性和可用性的同时提供更高的计算效益。随着任务数量的增加,故障发生率也随之增加,并影响任务的卸载。一个合适的机制对于纠正雾网络中出现的故障至关重要。本研究提出了基于成本优化和故障最小化的容错(FT)机制。首先,利用提出的基于优先任务的容错(PTFT)机制,根据剩余能量识别故障节点。提出了最小成本邻近候选节点发现(MCNCND)算法,以发现可替代故障雾节点的邻近候选雾接入节点。提出了复制和抢先转发(RPF)算法,将任务信息转发到新的候选雾接入节点,以实现可靠传输。对这些建议的机制进行了模拟、分析,并与现有的 FT 方法进行了比较。结果表明,所提出的 FT 机制提高了活跃的雾接入节点数量的利用率。与不使用 FT 方法的 0.85 J 能量相比,它还节省了 1.55 J 的无副本剩余能量。
{"title":"Minimum-Cost-Based Neighbour Node Discovery Scheme for Fault Tolerance under IoT-Fog Networks","authors":"Premalatha Baskar, P. Periasamy","doi":"10.3390/fi16040123","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/fi16040123","url":null,"abstract":"The exponential growth in data traffic in the real world has drawn attention to the emerging computing technique called Fog Computing (FC) for offloading tasks in fault-free environments. This is a promising computing standard that offers higher computing benefits with a reduced cost, higher flexibility, and increased availability. With the increased number of tasks, the occurrence of faults increases and affects the offloading of tasks. A suitable mechanism is essential to rectify the faults that occur in the Fog network. In this research, the fault-tolerance (FT) mechanism is proposed based on cost optimization and fault minimization. Initially, the faulty nodes are identified based on the remaining residual energy with the proposed Priority Task-based Fault-Tolerance (PTFT) mechanism. The Minimum-Cost Neighbour Candidate Node Discovery (MCNCND) algorithm is proposed to discover the neighbouring candidate Fog access node that can replace the faulty Fog node. The Replication and Pre-emptive Forwarding (RPF) algorithm is proposed to forward the task information to the new candidate Fog access node for reliable transmission. These proposed mechanisms are simulated, analysed, and compared with existing FT methods. It is observed that the proposed FT mechanism improves the utilization of an active number of Fog access nodes. It also saved a residual energy of 1.55 J without replicas, compared to the 0.85 J of energy that is used without the FT method.","PeriodicalId":37982,"journal":{"name":"Future Internet","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140746890","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Radheshyam Singh, Léo Mendiboure, José Soler, Michael Stübert Berger, Tidiane Sylla, Marion Berbineau, Lars Dittmann
In the near future, there will be a greater emphasis on sharing network resources between roads and railways to improve transportation efficiency and reduce infrastructure costs. This could enable the development of global Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITSs). In this paper, a software-defined networking (SDN)-based common emergency service is developed and validated for a railway and road telecommunication shared infrastructure. Along with this, the developed application is capable of reducing the chances of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) situations. A level-crossing scenario is considered to demonstrate the developed solution where railway tracks are perpendicular to the roads. Two cases are considered to validate and analyze the developed SDN application for common emergency scenarios. In case 1, no cross-communication is available between the road and railway domains. In this case, emergency message distribution is carried out by the assigned emergency servers with the help of the SDN controller. In case 2, nodes (cars and trains) are defined with two wireless interfaces, and one interface is reserved for emergency data communication. To add the DDoS resiliency to the developed system the messaging behavior of each node is observed and if an abnormality is detected, packets are dropped to avoid malicious activity.
在不久的将来,人们将更加重视公路和铁路之间的网络资源共享,以提高运输效率,降低基础设施成本。这将促进全球合作智能交通系统(C-ITS)的发展。本文为铁路和公路电信共享基础设施开发并验证了基于软件定义网络(SDN)的通用应急服务。此外,所开发的应用程序还能降低分布式拒绝服务(DDoS)情况的发生几率。为演示所开发的解决方案,考虑了铁路轨道与公路垂直的平交场景。为验证和分析针对常见紧急情况开发的 SDN 应用,考虑了两种情况。在情况 1 中,公路和铁路域之间没有交叉通信。在这种情况下,由指定的应急服务器在 SDN 控制器的帮助下进行应急信息分发。在情况 2 中,节点(汽车和火车)被定义为具有两个无线接口,其中一个接口被保留用于应急数据通信。为了在开发的系统中增加 DDoS 弹性,每个节点的信息传输行为都会被观察到,如果检测到异常,数据包就会被丢弃,以避免恶意活动。
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