An Architecture Proposal for E-health Data Collection and Storage Based on Internet of Things and Blockchain

Alan Nascimento Gomes (1) , Emanuel Ferreira Coutinho (1)

1 UFC - Universidade Federal do Ceará = Federal University of Ceará

Currently, several technologies are being used together to improve the quality of services for people. Specifically for the health area, the application possibilities involving both software and hardware are quite diverse. Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain are two technologies that are currently integrating more and more to provide better services, taking advantage of their characteristics. This work proposes an architecture for the collection and storage of e-health data, based on IoT and blockchain. For its validation, a prototype was designed and the flow of operations was analyzed. Preliminary results indicated the proposed architecture has the potential to integrate IoT and blockchain to support e-health applications, enabling research and application development, but a broader study with IoT devices is needed for a better assessment.

Domaines: Technologies Émergeantes [cs.ET]; Informatique mobile; Réseaux et télécommunications [cs.NI]

Alan Nascimento Gomes, Emanuel Ferreira Coutinho. An Architecture Proposal for E-health Data Collection and Storage Based on Internet of Things and Blockchain. 9th International Workshop on ADVANCEs in ICT Infrastructures and Services (ADVANCE 2021), Rafael Tolosana Calasanz, General Chair; Gabriel Gonzalez-Castañé, TPC Co-Chair; Nazim Agoulmine, Steering Committee Chair, Feb 2021, Zaragoza, Spain. pp.29--38, ⟨10.48545/advance2021-fullpapers-4⟩. ⟨hal-03133497⟩