The URBANE project’s approach to last mile delivery operations is based on the Physical Internet (PI) framework. This framework, drawing upon similarities in the movement of freight to the movement of data packets over the Internet, assumes that logistics service providers collaborate and share assets to generate the greatest efficiencies and effectiveness in the delivery of freight for their customers. Because of the commercial nature of freight operations, it is an absolute requirement of these service providers that they can trust their collaboration partners and that any system used in their operations is secure and trustworthy. In addition, these service providers require visibility to the services that their partners execute on their behalf to ensure that service levels are met and, should problems arise, pro-active corrective actions can be taken. To provide the strict security, privacy, and trust services demanded by these actors requires an infrastructure that is as secure as possible, transparent, configurable for contract monitoring, and non-reputable.
Given the technological landscape available today, this means that a blockchain infrastructure, deploying dynamic and configurable Smart Contracts, and accessible through Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) and Verifiable Credentials (VC) is the most appropriate approach to addressing this requirement.
This document covers the blockchain infrastructure developed under Task 3.3: Collaboration Governance Ledger, consensus protocols and Smart Contracts of the URBANE project. This task is responsible for building the blockchain infrastructure composed of a scalable blockchain service (Hyperledger Fabric), blockchain based security for the URBANE platform (DIDs and VCs), and smart contract services to support Living Lab last mile delivery event monitoring and non-repudiation. The sections of the report discuss each of these developments. In addition, the deliverable describes the process requirements for each Living Lab associated with the utilization of the smart contracting services.
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