Demo: Blockchain-based Inter-Provider Agreements for 6G Networks

Abstract

With their transparency and smart contract features, blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT) can pave the way toward a decentralized marketplace for multi-administrative domains. An open and decentralized marketplace can aid 6G use cases such as inter-provider agreements, where multi-administrative domains can lease or buy resources to meet the needs of consumers. These agreements between multi-administrative domains can be performed using blockchain, increasing trust and transparency for Service Level Agreement (SLA) management, penalty, or billing. In this demonstration, we present the use of the Ethereum smart contract for a use case where the consumer can buy resources from a provider. However, Ethereum suffers from high transaction costs and latency; therefore, we aim to leverage IOTA Tangle to reduce the cost of transactions on the Ethereum blockchain and minimize the latency. In particular, we show the process of domains registered on an Ethereum blockchain network, consumers selecting a service from the list of available services to buy, and finally, transferring the agreed amount after the services are delivered.