TOKEN BASED APPROACH FOR RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN IOT EDGE NETWORKS

Abstract

The growth of the Internet of Things has created challenges in managing network resources and preventing mali- cious users from exploiting the system. Traditional networking approaches lack scalability and the flexibility to adapt to dy- namic resource demands. This project presents an approach to managing IoT edge networks using SDN (Floodlight), simulated blockchain token systems (Ganache), and Dockerized IoT nodes. We successfully implemented a system that filters abnormal requests, incentivizes computational fairness, and visualizes token balance over time. Results show effective request management and traceable resource consumption using blockchain logic.