Distributed Ledger Standards for Mobile Networks




Distributed Ledger Standards for Mobile Networks

Distributed Ledger Standards for Mobile Networks
Research Paper / ACM GeteMobile / Mar 2024 / ["Wireless communication", "6G", "Network and Communications"]

Distributed ledger technology, with its multitude of advantages including immutability, transparency, decentralization, and security, have excellent potential to promote and even revolutionize future 6G mobile networks. Large-scale distributed ledger deployment within or for mobile networks relies on distributed ledger-focused standards to facilitate and ensure interoperability. The European Telecommunications Standards (ETSI) Industry Specification Group (ISG) on Permissioned Distributed Ledger (PDL) develops PDL-related standards, targeting various application verticals especially within the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) domain. This article aims to give an overview of ETSI ISG PDL and describes selected PDL standards which have synergies with future wireless mobile networks.