Load balance at edge using blockchain of things

• Alexandre Costa UFC
• Atslands Rocha UFC
• Flávia Delicato UFF
• Jose Souza UFC

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbcup.2020.11215

Abstract

Fog computing has been used as a processing infrastructure for IoT applications, bringing benefits such as low latency for the applications. However, characteristics such as the high dynamism, distribution, and the heterogeneity of the fog environments bring up several challenges regarding the management of available resources. In this context, we present a decentralized and autonomous mechanism for resource management in fog computing. Our proposal is based on the associated use of blockchain and the autonomic computing principles to address the challenges of managing in the fog. The results show that the proposed mechanism distributes the load between the fog nodes in a balanced way., even in case of failures occurrence.

Keywords: load balance, edge computing, fog computing, blockchain, internet of things

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