Blockchain Technology Empowers Telecom Network Operation

作     者：Huidi Li Peng Gao Yi Zhan Min Tan Huidi Li;Peng Gao;Yi Zhan;Min Tan

作者机构：China Mobile GroupBeijing 100032China China Mobile Group Design Institute Co.Ltd Beijing 100080China 

出 版 物：《China Communications》 (中国通信（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2022年第19卷第1期

页      面：274-283页

核心收录：

学科分类：080904[工学-电磁场与微波技术] 0810[工学-信息与通信工程] 12[管理学] 1201[管理学-管理科学与工程(可授管理学、工学学位)] 0809[工学-电子科学与技术（可授工学、理学学位）] 08[工学] 080402[工学-测试计量技术及仪器] 0804[工学-仪器科学与技术] 081001[工学-通信与信息系统] 

主　　题：blockchain 5G IoT smart contracts BSN 

摘      要：Telecom operators are deploying the fifth generation(5G) networks around the world which promises high information transmission rate, wide network coverage, low communication delay, and easy access to a large number of devices. However, during the construction and operation of 5G, telecom operators face many challenges, such as insufficient frequency resources, low efficiency of network management, information opacity, risks of data interoperability, and network privacy vulnerabilities. As 5G is generally deployed in heterogeneous networks with massive ubiquitous devices, it is quite necessary to provide secure and decentralized solutions. Blockchain is a distributed system maintained by multiple parties with inherit features including decentralization,traceability and tamperproof. These features collectively contribute to a new application ecosystem where transactions are secure and trustworthy. Therefore,blockchain is expected to integrate with 5G networks to build safer and more reliable mobile network infrastructures. This paper firstly discusses the merits of blockchain technology and the benefits of integrating it with 5G networks. Then a variety of applications of blockchain technology in telecom network operation are reviewed, including spectrum sharing, international roaming settlement, network operation management, number selection management and supply chain management. In the end, we show our recently advance in integrating blockchain in 5G by introducing a multi framework based blockchain service network architecture deployed in real environment.