Sonali B. Wankhede¹, Dhiren Patel² and Mahesh Shirole¹, ¹VJTI, India, ²SVNIT, India

Blockchain offers new approaches to manage and store data. The technical trajectory of blockchain makes it beneficial in various industries because of its benefits for tamperproof and immutable data security. The increasing use of IoT devices will surely result in a smarter world. A growing number of applications, including environment monitoring, building automation, smart metering, surveillance, and asset tracking, are turning to networks of wireless sensors, each of which is capable of a combination of processing, communication, and sensing. The Internet of Things (IoT) has facilitated the transition to a connected and intelligent digital environment, allowing smart manufacturing, improved decision-making and data analytics. In this study, we review the various IoT and Blockchain frameworks and discuss how integration of IoT and Blockchain resolves existing gaps.

Blockchain, IoT, IIoT, Sensors, Blockchain-IoT framework