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Smart Contract Invocation Protocol (SCIP): A Protocol for the Uniform Integration of Heterogeneous Blockchain Smart Contracts

Authors:

Ghareeb Falazi,

Uwe Breitenbücher,

Florian Daniel,

Andrea Lamparelli,

Vladimir YussupovAuthors Info & Claims

Advanced Information Systems Engineering: 32nd International Conference, CAiSE 2020, Grenoble, France, June 8–12, 2020, Proceedings

Pages 134 - 149

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49435-3_9

Published: 08 June 2020 Publication History

Abstract

Blockchains are distributed ledgers that enable the disintermediation of collaborative processes and, at the same time, foster trust among partners. Modern blockchains support smart contracts, i.e., software deployed on the blockchain, and guarantee their repeatable, deterministic execution. Alas, blockchains and smart contracts lack standardization. Therefore, smart contracts come with heterogeneous properties, APIs and data formats. This hinders the integration of smart contracts running in different blockchains, e.g., into enterprise business processes. This paper introduces the Smart Contract Invocation Protocol (SCIP), which unifies interacting with smart contracts of different blockchains. The protocol supports invoking smart contract functions, monitoring function executions, emitted events, and transaction finality, as well as querying a blockchain. The protocol is accompanied by a prototypical implementation of a SCIP endpoint in the form of a gateway.

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Advanced Information Systems Engineering: 32nd International Conference, CAiSE 2020, Grenoble, France, June 8–12, 2020, Proceedings

Jun 2020

586 pages

ISBN:978-3-030-49434-6

DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-49435-3

Editors:
Schahram Dustdar
TU Wien, Vienna, Austria
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Eric Yu
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Camille Salinesi
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris, France
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Dominique Rieu
Université Grenoble Alpes, Saint-Martin-d’Hères, France
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Vik Pant
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

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