RT Journal Article T1 Blockchain-Assisted Access for Federated Smart Grid Domains: Coupling and Features A1 Alcaraz-Tello, María Cristina A1 Rubio Cortés, Juan Enrique A1 López-Muñoz, Francisco Javier K1 Blockchain AB Industry 4.0 technological expansion and the multiple accesses to the diverse Smart Grid domains (power networks, control systems, market, customer premises) entail the need to provide efficient interconnection mechanisms with connection from anywhere, at any time and in anyhow. However, this type of requirement should not only consist in imposing interoperability solutions between entities and domains, but also in searching the way to justify and trace connections (how, when, where, who) for future governance or auditing actions. This paper, therefore, presents a three layer-based interconnection architecture and several interconnection strategies, all of them adapting the traditional policy decision and enforcement approaches together with the blockchain technology to manage reliable and secure connections among entities, processes and critical resources. With this architecture in mind, the paper also analyzes the coupling level of the blockchain technology, and explores which interconnection strategy is more suitable for Smart Grid domains and their control systems. PB Elsevier YR 2020 FD 2020-10 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/36379 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/36379 LA eng NO Cristina Alcaraz, Juan E. Rubio, Javier Lopez, Blockchain-assisted access for federated Smart Grid domains: Coupling and features, Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Volume 144, 2020, Pages 124-135, ISSN 0743-7315, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpdc.2020.05.012. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0743731520302914) DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga RD 24 ene 2026