Research Article

Towards Secure Network Computing Services for Lightweight Clients Using Blockchain

Table 1

The specifications of the testing devices.

ParameterCloud (arbitration) nodeEdge nodeIoT node
(Virtual cloud server)(Virtual laptop)(Virtual IoT client)

CPU frequency3.4 GHz2.6 GHz512 MHz
CPU coreQuad-coreDual-coreSingle-core
Network100 Mbps100 Mbps100 Mbps
RAM16 G8 G256 M
ROM1 T512 G4 G
OSCentOS 6.0Fedora 12Ubuntu Mate