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Decentralized and Network-Aware Task Offloading for Smart Transportation via Blockchain.

¹Department of Computer Science, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 77341, USA.

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)

|September 13, 2025

Summary

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This study introduces a blockchain framework for decentralized task offloading in intelligent transportation systems (ITSs). The proposed solution enhances efficiency and security by using network-aware resource allocation and tokenized incentives, significantly reducing task completion times.

Keywords:

blockchain edge computing intelligent transportation task offloading

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Published on: September 8, 2023

Area of Science:

Computer Science
Transportation Engineering
Cybersecurity

Background:

Intelligent transportation systems (ITSs) face growing computational demands from connected vehicles.
Centralized task offloading methods struggle with scalability, security, and adaptability in dynamic ITS environments.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose a blockchain-based decentralized task offloading framework for ITSs.
To enhance computational resource management through network-aware allocation and economic incentives.

Main Methods:

Developed a decentralized framework utilizing blockchain for secure task assignment.
Implemented network-aware resource allocation considering computational power, bandwidth, latency, and packet loss.
Integrated Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus and smart contracts for dynamic pricing and workload balancing.

Main Results:

Reduced total task completion time by 12.5-24.3%.
Achieved a task success rate of 84.2-88.5% and improved resource utilization to 88.9-92.7%.
Sustained over 480 transactions per second (TPS) with a 10-second block interval.

Conclusions:

The blockchain-integrated approach offers a secure, scalable, and efficient solution for managing computational resources in ITSs.
Network-aware offloading combined with blockchain incentives effectively addresses the limitations of centralized systems.