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Realizing the Role of Permissioned Blockchains in a Systems Engineering Lifecycle

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العنوان: Realizing the Role of Permissioned Blockchains in a Systems Engineering Lifecycle
المؤلفون: Demetrios Joannou, Roy Kalawsky, Miguel Martínez-García, Chris Fowler, Kevin Fowler
المصدر: Systems, Vol 8, Iss 4, p 41 (2020)
بيانات النشر: MDPI AG, 2020.
سنة النشر: 2020
المجموعة: LCC:Systems engineering
LCC:Technology (General)
مصطلحات موضوعية: blockchain, digitalization, Industry 4.0, permissioned blockchain, systems architecture, systems engineering, Systems engineering, TA168, Technology (General), T1-995
الوصف: A key requirement for an integrated digital tool chain is secure access and control of data assets. Not all stakeholders will have the same access to or control over the flow of information, some will be able to input or change data whilst others will only be able to read the data. Simply providing secure access protocols is not sufficient because copied data can quickly become disassociated and modified from its original instantiation, leading to its reuse elsewhere or later in the lifecycle but in an inappropriate way. Therefore, data management mechanisms are required that capture information about the data along with any decisions or modifications it has undergone during the course of its life, thus providing complete traceability for later validation purposes. This undertaking is essential across the systems engineering lifecycle. This pursuit involves controlling who can access and modify data within the lifecycle. This paper describes a solution to this by the introduction of blockchain technology, a relatively new technology that allows digital information to be distributed but not copied, making it an immutable set of time-stamped data managed by a network of connected systems and services. Though blockchain technology is not commonly referred to when discussing Industry 4.0, the technology’s capabilities should add value when applied in a context of data management and security within the lifecycle of a product or services and in conjunction with digital twins, big data, and IoT. This paper describes how permissioned blockchains can be implemented within a systems engineering lifecycle, providing example architecture patterns showing how data provenance can be maintained throughout.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2079-8954
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-8954/8/4/41; https://doaj.org/toc/2079-8954
DOI: 10.3390/systems8040041
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/caa89fedbb0e4715813c37ba96bb1ed7
رقم الأكسشن: edsdoj.89fedbb0e4715813c37ba96bb1ed7
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:20798954
DOI:10.3390/systems8040041