论文标题
加密货币网络的调查：上下文，最先进的挑战
Survey on Cryptocurrency Networking: Context, State-of-the-Art, Challenges
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论文摘要
使用分布式系统实现了诸如比特币之类的加密货币，因此非常依赖互连网络的性能和安全性。但是，这些网络及其用法的要求与传统的通信网络可能有很大差异，这对协议堆栈的所有层面都有影响。本文是出于这些差异的动机，尤其是通过观察到，这些网络的许多基本设计方面如今尚未得到充分理解。为了支持网络社区为这个新兴的应用程序域做出贡献，我们提出了该领域的结构化概述，从拓扑和邻居发现到阻止和交易传播。特别是，我们提供了环境，强调了传统网络的差异和共同点，回顾最新的问题并确定开放的研究挑战。因此，我们的论文也可以被视为召唤武器，以改善建造加密货币的基础。
Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin are realized using distributed systems and hence critically rely on the performance and security of the interconnecting network. The requirements on these networks and their usage, however can differ significantly from traditional communication networks, with implications on all layers of the protocol stack. This paper is motivated by these differences, and in particular by the observation that many fundamental design aspects of these networks are not well-understood today. In order to support the networking community to contribute to this emerging application domain, we present a structured overview of the field, from topology and neighbor discovery to block and transaction propagation. In particular, we provide the context, highlighting differences and commonalities with traditional networks, review the state-of-the-art, and identify open research challenges. Our paper can hence also be seen as a call-to-arms to improve the foundation on top of which cryptocurrencies are built.
