Research Article

Differential Privacy-Based Double Auction for Data Market in Blockchain-Enhanced Internet of Things

Table 1

Notation.

SymbolDescription

, Sets of active buyers () and sellers () in slot
, An active buyer () and seller () in slot
, Sets of bids and asking prices
, A bid and an asking price
, The sets of data quality which are buyers’ requirements and sellers’ supply
, Data quality, which is a buyer’s requirement and a seller’s supply
, Sets of data quantity, which are buyers’ requirements and sellers’ supply
, Data quantity, which is a buyer’s requirement and a seller’s supply
, Sets of candidate buyers and sellers
, Sets of winning buyers and sellers
Valid price for buyers (when ) and sellers (when ) at slot
, Set of refined active buyers and sellers
A winning buyer
, Trading price of winning buyer and winning seller
Data transaction result, including winning buyer , trading price of , data providers , and whether requirement is satisfied (“yes” if ), including winning sellers, trading prices, corresponding buyer, and amount of data provided
, Quality value for candidate buyer and seller
, Probability of being a winning buyer and seller