Overview
Provides guidance on assessing the suitability of blockchain, designing blockchain applications, and assessing different architecture designs and tradeoffs
Discusses the functional and non-functional properties of blockchain and how they enable or impact application architectures
Presents an overview of existing blockchain platforms, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Hyperledger Fabric
Includes 15 design patterns for blockchain and details how to use model-driven engineering to build blockchain-based applications
Complemented by three detailed real-world use cases that provide additional insights from a practical perspective
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Blockchain in Software Architecture
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Architecting Blockchain-Based Applications
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Quality Impact of Using Blockchain
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Case Studies
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About this book
The book is divided into four parts: Part I provides a general introduction to the topic and to existing blockchain platforms including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Hyperledger Fabric, and offers examples of blockchain-based applications. Part II focuses on the functional aspects of software architecture, describing the main roles blockchain can play in an architecture, as well as its potential suitability and design process. It includes a catalogue of 15 design patterns and details how to use model-driven engineering to build blockchain-based applications. Part III covers the non-functional aspects of blockchain applications, which are cross-cutting concerns including cost, performance, security, and availability. Part IV then presents three detailed real-world use cases, offering additional insights from a practical perspective. An epilogue summarizes the book and speculates on the role blockchain and its applications can play in the future.
This book focusses on the bigger picture for blockchain, covering the concepts and technical considerations in the design of blockchain-based applications. The use of mathematical formulas is limited to where they are critical. This book is primarily intended for developers, software architects and chief information officers who need to understand the basic technology, tools and methodologies to build blockchain applications. It also provides students and researchers new to this field an introduction to this hot topic.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Ingo Weber is a Principal Research Scientist & Team Leader of the Architecture & Analytics Platforms (AAP) team at Data61, CSIRO in Sydney. In addition, he is a Conjoint Associate Professor at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and an Adjunct Associate Professor at Swinburne University. He has published around 100 refereed papers and two books, and contributed to establishing blockchain as a research topic in several research communities. He and his team have conducted numerous blockchain projects for industry and government organizations.
Mark Staples is a Senior Principal Research Scientist at Data61, CSIRO in Sydney, and a Conjoint Associate Professor in the School of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). His research interests are in blockchain technology, software architecture, software engineering, and the philosophy of engineering. He has many years’ industrial experience in software and systems engineering management. He is also a member of Australia's standardization committee on blockchain and DLT (IT-041), under Australia's leadership of the Secretariat of the International Technical Committee for Blockchain Standards (ISO/TC 307).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Architecture for Blockchain Applications
Authors: Xiwei Xu, Ingo Weber, Mark Staples
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03035-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-03034-6Published: 15 March 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-03035-3Published: 05 March 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 307
Number of Illustrations: 72 b/w illustrations, 15 illustrations in colour
Topics: Software Engineering, Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet), Systems and Data Security, Security