Cost and performance analysis on decentralized file systems for blockchain-based applications: state-of-the-art report

Aisyah Ismail; Mark Toohey; Young Choon Lee; Zhongli Dong; Albert Y. Zomaya

doi:10.1109/Blockchain55522.2022.00039

Cost and performance analysis on decentralized file systems for blockchain-based applications: state-of-the-art report

Aisyah Ismail, Mark Toohey, Young Choon Lee, Zhongli Dong, Albert Y. Zomaya

School of Computing

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Abstract

Blockchain technology is an immutable append-only decentralized ledger that theoretically makes it an ideal data storage system. The nature of blockchain design ensures stored data is reliable, trustworthy, and transparent. However, the blockchain's full-replication feature makes it ineffective to store a large volume of data directly on-chain. This paper provides a systematic review and analysis of existing decentralized file systems.

Our focus was on systems that can support large, high-frequency data writing while still providing swift and easy data retrieval for blockchain-based applications. The challenge, in our view, is to find ways to achieve those efficiency outcomes while still retaining the key decentralized features of blockchain design. With that in mind, we assessed the costs involved in using nine state-of-the-art decentralized file systems and we also considered their latency performance.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2022 IEEE International Conference on Blockchain, Blockchain 2022
Subtitle of host publication	proceedings
Place of Publication	Piscataway, NJ
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages	230-237
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665461047
ISBN (Print)	9781665461054
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/Blockchain55522.2022.00039
Publication status	Published - 2022
Event	5th IEEE International Conference on Blockchain, Blockchain 2022 - Espoo, Finland Duration: 22 Aug 2022 → 25 Aug 2022

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Conference	5th IEEE International Conference on Blockchain, Blockchain 2022
Country/Territory	Finland
City	Espoo
Period	22/08/22 → 25/08/22

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Ismail, A., Toohey, M., Lee, Y. C., Dong, Z., & Zomaya, A. Y. (2022). Cost and performance analysis on decentralized file systems for blockchain-based applications: state-of-the-art report. In 2022 IEEE International Conference on Blockchain, Blockchain 2022: proceedings (pp. 230-237). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). https://doi.org/10.1109/Blockchain55522.2022.00039

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Ismail, A, Toohey, M, Lee, YC, Dong, Z & Zomaya, AY 2022, Cost and performance analysis on decentralized file systems for blockchain-based applications: state-of-the-art report. in 2022 IEEE International Conference on Blockchain, Blockchain 2022: proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Piscataway, NJ, pp. 230-237, 5th IEEE International Conference on Blockchain, Blockchain 2022, Espoo, Finland, 22/08/22. https://doi.org/10.1109/Blockchain55522.2022.00039

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