Model Checking PBFT Consensus Mechanism in Healthcare Blockchain Network

Kai Zheng, Ying Liu, Chuanyu Dai, Yanli Duan, Xin Huang

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Abstract

Now blockchain network is used in many areas such as healthcare, energy trading and so on. However, the research about how to evaluate the performance of the blockchain network is insufficient. In some papers, the performance of blockchain is analyzed by running real blockchain applications. However, the devices and services cost is a burden. In this paper, we aim to use continuous-time Markov chain (CTMC) models to simulate the time response of PBFT (Practical Byzantine Fault Tolerance)-based healthcare blockchain network. Some influencing factors such as replica nodes delay and primary node delay will be analyzed. The simulation results also contribute to the optimization design of blockchain network.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 9th International Conference on Information Technology in Medicine and Education, ITME 2018
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages877-881
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781538677438
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 Dec 2018
Event9th International Conference on Information Technology in Medicine and Education, ITME 2018 - Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Duration: 19 Oct 201821 Oct 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings - 9th International Conference on Information Technology in Medicine and Education, ITME 2018

Conference

Conference9th International Conference on Information Technology in Medicine and Education, ITME 2018
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHangzhou, Zhejiang
Period19/10/1821/10/18

Keywords

  • Blockchain network
  • CTMC
  • Healthcare
  • PBFT

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