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V-Endpoint: Decentralized Endpoint for Blockchain Applications Based on Spark and Byzantine Consensus

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Thanh-Chung Dao,

Tien Thao Nguyen,

Binh Minh NguyenAuthors Info & Claims

SoICT '22: Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Information and Communication Technology

Pages 427 - 434

https://doi.org/10.1145/3568562.3568658

Published: 01 December 2022 Publication History

Abstract

A blockchain endpoint is a gateway where provides APIs to applications to read and write transactions on the blockchain network. As a result, endpoints such as Etherscan and BlockCypher make access to blockchain network easier and more flexible. However, we found that those centralized endpoints are unsafe and easy to be malicious and attacked. To address this issue, we present a decentralized endpoint named V-Endpoint which receives transactions from multiple endpoints and validates them based on Byzantine consensus. V-Endpoint is implemented based on Spark and evaluated on Hyperledger Fabric network. The experimental results show the throughput could be improved 240% on average in comparison with a centralized endpoint.

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V-Endpoint: Decentralized Endpoint for Blockchain Applications Based on Spark and Byzantine Consensus
1. Computer systems organization
  1. Dependable and fault-tolerant systems and networks
    1. Redundancy
  2. Embedded and cyber-physical systems
    1. Embedded systems
    2. Robotics
2. Networks
  1. Network properties
    1. Network reliability

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SoICT 2022: The 11th International Symposium on Information and Communication Technology

December 1 - 3, 2022

Hanoi, Vietnam

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Wang ZFan KChao LXue R(2023)BigChain: Consolidating Blockchain Client for Scalable Analysis2023 4th International Conference on Computer, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (ICCBD+AI)10.1109/ICCBD-AI62252.2023.00044(227-231)Online publication date: 15-Dec-2023
https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCBD-AI62252.2023.00044

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