Role of Blockchain in Security of 6G Networks
Shikha Garg, Sonia Goyal, Abhinav Bhandari · Advances in wireless technologies and telecommunication book series · 2022
Over the last decade, the demand for faster data rates has fueled the rapid growth of wireless communication systems that introduce the concept of new wireless technologies such as 6G or beyond 6G. The world is going through an ultimate transformation with the arrival of the intelligent information era. It integrates 6G, internet of things (IoT), blockchain, and other techniques to address the issues and challenges faced by 6G networks. Although an IoT-enabled application is crucial in this case, it faces security, privacy, latency, and reliability issues. The 6G networks can accommodate various heterogeneous devices and infrastructure to provide ultra-high data rates, high reliability, low latency, and secure communication processes. Motivated from these facts, this chapter explores the role of blockchain in addressing security and privacy issues in 6G networks and future application prospects and research objectives.