TBDD: A New Trust-based, DRL-driven Framework for Blockchain Sharding in IoT

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2401.00632v1
• Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2024 01:57:28 GMT
• Title: TBDD: A New Trust-based, DRL-driven Framework for Blockchain Sharding in IoT
• Authors: Zixu Zhang, Guangsheng Yu, Caijun Sun, Xu Wang, Ying Wang, Ming Zhang, Wei Ni, Ren Ping Liu, Andrew Reeves, Nektarios Georgalas,
• Abstract summary: Integrating sharded blockchain with IoT presents a solution for trust issues and optimized data flow. Deep Reinforcement Learning adeptly handles dynamic, complex systems and multi-dimensional optimization. textscTbDd discerns node types and performs targeted resharding against potential threats.
• Score: 25.15169926146292
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Integrating sharded blockchain with IoT presents a solution for trust issues and optimized data flow. Sharding boosts blockchain scalability by dividing its nodes into parallel shards, yet it's vulnerable to the $1\%$ attacks where dishonest nodes target a shard to corrupt the entire blockchain. Balancing security with scalability is pivotal for such systems. Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) adeptly handles dynamic, complex systems and multi-dimensional optimization. This paper introduces a Trust-based and DRL-driven (\textsc{TbDd}) framework, crafted to counter shard collusion risks and dynamically adjust node allocation, enhancing throughput while maintaining network security. With a comprehensive trust evaluation mechanism, \textsc{TbDd} discerns node types and performs targeted resharding against potential threats. The model maximizes tolerance for dishonest nodes, optimizes node movement frequency, ensures even node distribution in shards, and balances sharding risks. Rigorous evaluations prove \textsc{TbDd}'s superiority over conventional random-, community-, and trust-based sharding methods in shard risk equilibrium and reducing cross-shard transactions.

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