IoT has the potential to transform the way we think about information and communication technology. IoT has been studied extensively across many disciplines such as the networking, communication, security, business, and management communities. However, many unsolved challenges, especially in managing heterogeneous IoTs, remain to be discussed. Recent studies propose using blockchain, an emerging technology that enables decentralized coordination, to address inherent challenges in IoT. This article presents a preliminary study on an architecture that implements blockchain in managing heterogeneous IoT systems. We start by pointing out the limitations of prior IoT systems and the difficulties of integrating IoT and blockchain. Then we outline an architecture to manage a large-scale heterogeneous IoT system. Our main goal is to stimulate further effort and cross-disciplinary collaboration by providing guidance and reference for future studies.

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用于管理异构物联网的区块链：透视架构


物联网有潜力改变我们对信息和通信技术的看法。物联网已在网络、通信、安全、业务和管理社区等多个学科领域得到广泛研究。然而，许多未解决的挑战，特别是在管理异构物联网方面，仍有待讨论。最近的研究建议使用区块链这种能够实现去中心化协调的新兴技术来解决物联网的固有挑战。本文对在管理异构物联网系统中实现区块链的架构进行了初步研究。我们首先指出现有物联网系统的局限性以及集成物联网和区块链的困难。然后，我们概述了管理大规模异构物联网系统的架构。我们的主要目标是通过为未来的研究提供指导和参考来激发进一步的努力和跨学科合作。