Factors that Impact Blockchain Scalability

Peter Eklund, Roman Beck

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    Abstract

    Blockchain systems (more precisely Distributed Ledger Technologies
    (DLTs)) represent a different digital ecosystem compared with traditional computer systems. One major difference are the performance and scalability factors which will be discussed and analytically investigated in this paper. In
    doing so, we provide guidance for defining a research agenda focusing on the investigation of the crucial role of scalability for DLT systems. System performance - measured in terms of (1) consensus response time (blockchain network latency or time to convergence/agreement); (2) number of transactions
    per second or throughput, and (3) computing (and power) resources consumed - can be understood by considering the design dimensions of a DLT system, namely: (i) the type of DLT system needed from a requirements perspective
    which in turn determines; (ii) the complexity of the consensus protocol used; (iii) the topography of the anticipated traffic flow on the network; (iv) the performance and complexity of the domain-specific language that implements
    smart contracts; and (v) by the anticipated growth in size and complexity of the distributed ledger itself.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of MEDES 2019 : The 11th International ACM Conference on Management of Digital EcoSystems
    PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
    Publication date2019
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2019

    Keywords

    • Blockchain Systems
    • Distributed Ledger Technologies
    • Scalability
    • System Performance
    • Consensus Protocols

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