An In-Depth Review on Blockchain Simulators for IoT Environments

Jason Zheng, Chidinma Dike, Stefan Pancari, Yi Wang, George C. Giakos, Wafa Elmannai and Bingyang Wei
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Jason Zheng: Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY 10471, USA
Chidinma Dike: Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY 10471, USA
Stefan Pancari: Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY 10471, USA
Yi Wang: Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY 10471, USA
George C. Giakos: Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY 10471, USA
Wafa Elmannai: Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY 10471, USA
Bingyang Wei: Computer Science Department, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76109, USA

Future Internet, 2022, vol. 14, issue 6, 1-22

Abstract: Simulating blockchain technology within the IoT has never been as important. Along with this comes the need to find suitable blockchain simulators capable of simulating blockchain networks within an IoT environment. Despite there being a wide variety of blockchain simulators, not all are capable of simulating within an IoT environment and not all are suitable for every IoT environment. This article will review previously published works and present a list of suitable blockchain simulators as well as a few untested simulators that have the potential to simulate blockchain networks within an IoT environment. A total of 18 blockchain simulators are presented and discussed in this paper. In addition, a comprehensive list of the advantages and limitations of each simulator is presented to demonstrate the best situation in which simulators should be used. Finally, recommendations are made on when each simulator should be used and in what situation it should be avoided.

Keywords: IoT; blockchain; simulator (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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