Conforming test of Blockchain for 5G Enabled IoT

Abstract

While the question of blockchain strengthening the IoT is raised, the conformance test of 5G for blockchain applications becomes inevitable, since 5G is an enabler of IoT. Blockchain demands point-to-point communication to have transaction and 5G is best suited for such LOS communication. The convergence of technological, economic and environmental forces, are driving the 5G and blockchain simultaneously, then each drives the other forward. Be it the 5G driving blockchain or vice-versa, the continued expansion of each is good for the other. The complete suitability of 5G for blockchain applications is yet to be conducted. In this paper, we bring out the individual attributes and expectations of 5G and blockchain and carry out a study on how both can complement each other. The study encompasses how well communication constraints in blockchain is resolved by 5G communication and how the security and privacy issues in 5G are resolved by blockchain. The research we did in the blockchain and 5G, as well as mmWave communication and MIMO technologies, evoke visions of a vast network of connected devices balancing and securing in a deeply connected world. The proliferation of blockchain enabled 5G (or 5G enabled blockchain) will open up new frontiers of services and applications for next-generation communication systems.