%0 Journal Article %1 8902082 %A Olivares-Rojas, Juan Carlos %A Reyes-Archundia, Enrique %A Gutiérrez-Gnecchi, José A. %A Cerda-Jacobo, Jaime %A González-Murueta, Johan W. %D 2020 %J IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management %K blockchain data metering multi-tier myown protect smart system %N 4 %P 1271-1284 %R 10.1109/TEM.2019.2950410 %T A Novel Multitier Blockchain Architecture to Protect Data in Smart Metering Systems %U https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8902082/ %V 67 %X Smart metering is among the most important current and future trends in smart grid development. Utility companies spearheading the smart meter revolution claim many benefits for the end-user. One of the key information technology solutions applied to smart meters is ensuring data protection and cybersecurity. Nowadays, the data tampering in smart meters is a big issue for the utilities and end-users. In particular, the advent of secure monetary transactions has inspired the diversification of blockchains as means to provide cybersecurity and encourage end-user trust. The blockchain technology has some issues such as storage and processing, which are necessary to improve for getting better performance in smart metering systems. Here, the authors propose a novel cybersecurity architecture for smart metering systems, based on blockchains to significantly enhance data security. The proposed architecture is divided into multiple tiers directed toward improving performance based on a scheme of edge, fog, and cloud computing. Besides, the authors present an optimized consensus algorithm for smart meters called proof-of-efficiency. The results show that the proposed architecture implemented can effectively improve cybersecurity and data protection for smart metering applications.

@article{8902082, abstract = {Smart metering is among the most important current and future trends in smart grid development. Utility companies spearheading the smart meter revolution claim many benefits for the end-user. One of the key information technology solutions applied to smart meters is ensuring data protection and cybersecurity. Nowadays, the data tampering in smart meters is a big issue for the utilities and end-users. In particular, the advent of secure monetary transactions has inspired the diversification of blockchains as means to provide cybersecurity and encourage end-user trust. The blockchain technology has some issues such as storage and processing, which are necessary to improve for getting better performance in smart metering systems. Here, the authors propose a novel cybersecurity architecture for smart metering systems, based on blockchains to significantly enhance data security. The proposed architecture is divided into multiple tiers directed toward improving performance based on a scheme of edge, fog, and cloud computing. Besides, the authors present an optimized consensus algorithm for smart meters called proof-of-efficiency. The results show that the proposed architecture implemented can effectively improve cybersecurity and data protection for smart metering applications.}, added-at = {2021-06-04T16:25:22.000+0200}, author = {Olivares-Rojas, Juan Carlos and Reyes-Archundia, Enrique and Gutiérrez-Gnecchi, José A. and Cerda-Jacobo, Jaime and González-Murueta, Johan W.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2ed6e7d4197d5964039b5f18668966b6e/jcolivares}, doi = {10.1109/TEM.2019.2950410}, interhash = {b34350f571bf159c0720903e8cf60913}, intrahash = {ed6e7d4197d5964039b5f18668966b6e}, issn = {1558-0040}, journal = {IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management}, keywords = {blockchain data metering multi-tier myown protect smart system}, month = nov, number = 4, pages = {1271-1284}, timestamp = {2021-06-04T16:25:22.000+0200}, title = {A Novel Multitier Blockchain Architecture to Protect Data in Smart Metering Systems}, url = {https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8902082/}, volume = 67, year = 2020 }