Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: Enterprise adoption of permissioned blockchains remains limited due to the complexity and cost of integrating legacy systems. We present a modular adapter architecture that bridges enterprise applications with blockchain networks, designed to support small and medium-sized enterprises with limited technical resources. The architecture provides five key modules: (1) configurable data extractors supporting diverse interfaces such as APIs and file uploads, (2) data transformers that can convert to standard formats, (3) messaging middleware to ensure operations can tolerate lack of connectivity and traffic spikes, (4) blockchain loader to commit transactions to the blockchain, and (5) status visibility to collect and expose runtime metrics that support operational transparency. We validated the adapters through a pilot deployment in a real-world fruit supply chain, involving three distinct enterprises. The pilot achieved blockchain integration with minimal workflow disruption, demonstrating the usefulness of these adapters for practical interoperability of existing systems with the blockchain.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Subfield: Information Systems
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7143428685
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