Smart Contract Design for Adaptive SLA Management in Autonomous Service Chains

Abstract

In contemporary settings of industry and smart communities, the integration of wireless networks and collaborative manufacturing has become ubiquitous. This integration, however, poses significant challenges to the management of SLA’s describing the interactions between processes, particularly in ensuring scalability and reliability. This paper addresses these challenges by investigating an approach, where each process is represented by a Smart Contract. Specifically, we highlight the increasing importance of DLT and SDN for agile QoS management in service chains and propose an architectural concept. To validate the approach, we implement a basic PoC and apply it to a relevant use case scenario. The findings underscore the effectiveness of the proposed framework in meeting the demands of modern service environments.