An InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) based IoT framework
Shapna Muralidharan, Heedong Ko · 2019
The Internet of Things (IoT) promises to bring immense value to various sectors by increasing efficiency and creating better experiences for the user. Currently, IoT works in a centralized, client-server model where data generated is stored and managed in centralized cloud servers. A concept of decentralized, peer-to-peer computing can ensure reliability, privacy, and interoperability in data management among IoT applications. The InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) is a peer-to-peer version-controlled file system which can envision a decentralized IoT system. In this paper, we have demonstrated the feasibility and advantage of IoT framework in a P2P decentralized storage infrastructure using IPFS through experimental evaluation using Raspberry Pi's.