People-centered Distributed Ledger Technology-IoT architectures: A systematic literature review

Abstract

To understand how distributed ledger technology (DLT) enables people-centered IoT solutions we conducted a systematic literature review of tested implementations since 2017. We created a people-centered classification to analyze 39 implementations. We found that people-centered DLT-IoT architectures are in their infancy and detected no evidence of emerging patterns. We observed that Ethereum is the most used DLT. Fit-for-purpose technologies like IOTA and concepts like Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) were underrepresented. We noted an increased interest in privacy-preserving and edge-computing mechanisms, and identified three areas for future research. We hope this survey will assist others learning more about people-centered IoT solutions.