Blockchain virtual machine systems and methods
Systems and methods implemented by a network element include executing a virtual machine that processes and manages a first Blockchain; communicating with a plurality of nodes in the network, each being part of a peer-to-peer network that manages the first Blockchain, wherein at least one node of the plurality of nodes one of i) operates at a different network layer and ii) utilizes a different protocol for communication, from the network element; and performing one or more applications utilizing the first Blockchain.
1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon for programming one or more processors associated with a network element in a network to perform the steps of:
executing a first virtual machine that processes and manages a first Blockchain with a first consensus algorithm;
communicating with a plurality of nodes in the network, each being part of a peer-to-peer network that manages that first Blockchain, wherein at least one node of the plurality of nodes one of i) operates at a different network layer, where each network layer is any of Layer 0, Layer 1, Layer 2, and Layer 3 of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model, and ii) utilizes a different protocol for communication from the network element;
performing one or more applications utilizing the first Blockchain; and
coordinating transactions of the one or more applications between the first Blockchain and a second Blockchain processed and managed by a second virtual machine associated with a different network element, wherein the second Blockchain includes a second consensus algorithm that is different from the first consensus algorithm, and the coordinating is via a decentralized smart contract between a space associated with the first consensus algorithm and a space associated with the second consensus algorithm,
wherein the second Blockchain is from a second peer-to-peer network that is at a different OSI network layer from the peer-to-peer network.
2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the at least one node utilizes the one of the different network layer and the different protocol for implementing a consensus algorithm.
3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the steps further include
utilizing JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) to record data in the first Blockchain.
4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the communicating includes encryption.
5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the one or more applications include network capacity tokenization.
6. A network element comprising:
one or more processors and memory comprising instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to
execute a first virtual machine that processes and manages a first Blockchain with a first consensus algorithm;
communicate with a plurality of nodes in the network, each being part of a peer-to-peer network that manages the first Blockchain, wherein at least one node of the plurality of nodes one of i) operates at a different network layer where each network layer is any of Layer 0, Layer 1, Layer 2, and Layer 3 of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model, and ii) utilizes a different protocol for communication from the network element,
perform one or more applications utilizing the first Blockchain; and
coordinate transactions of the one or more applications between the first Blockchain and a second Blockchain processed and managed by a second virtual machine associated with a different network element, wherein the second Blockchain includes a second consensus algorithm that is different from the first consensus algorithm, and the coordinating is via a decentralized smart contract between a space associated with the first consensus algorithm and a space associated with the second consensus algorithm,
wherein the second Blockchain is from a second peer-to-peer network that is at a different OSI network layer from the peer-to-peer network.
7. The network element of claim 6 , wherein the at least one node utilizes the one of the different network layer and the different protocol for implementing a consensus algorithm.
8. The network element of claim 6 , wherein the instructions that, when executed, further cause the one or more processors to
utilizing JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) to record data in the first Blockchain.
9. A method implemented by a network element comprising:
executing a first virtual machine that processes and manages a first Blockchain with a first consensus algorithm;
communicating with a plurality of nodes in the network, each being part of a peer-to-peer network that manages the first Blockchain, wherein at least one node of the plurality of nodes one of i) operates at a different network layer where each network layer is any of Layer 0, Layer 1, Layer 2, and Layer 3 of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model, and ii) utilizes a different protocol for communication from the network element;
performing one or more applications utilizing the first Blockchain; and
coordinating transactions of the one or more applications between the first Blockchain and a second Blockchain processed and managed by a second virtual machine associated with a different network element, wherein the second Blockchain includes a second consensus algorithm that is different from the first consensus algorithm, and the coordinating is via a decentralized smart contract between a space associated with the first consensus algorithm and a space associated with the second consensus algorithm,
wherein the second Blockchain is from a second peer-to-peer network that is at a different OSI network layer from the peer-to-peer network.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the at least one node utilizes the one of the different network layer and the different protocol for implementing a consensus algorithm.
11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising
utilizing JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) to record data in the first Blockchain.