Blockchain Networks

There are three kinds of networks involved in the integration of blockchain with a digital platform:

Enterprise network:

Existing applications reside in your enterprise network, which contains the organisation’s data that may be deployed on stand-alone infrastructure or cloud infrastructure.

Public network:

An organisation’s data is exposed using REST APIs to the public network, where users (analysts, administrators, auditors, operators, business users) of the application can utilise the authorised data after authentication in the form of an analytic chart, monitoring services, API management, and blockchain explorer. 

Blockchain network:

The blockchain network consists of blockchain components, that is, smart contracts, ledgers and transactions, e-certificates, membership services, public-private key infrastructures, and interoperations, that contain events and communication protocols.

There are two types of blockchain i.e. public blockchain and private blockchain. In the case of a public blockchain, anyone can be allowed to participate in the network, execute the network, and maintain the ledger. In a private blockchain, identity services maintain the roles and responsibilities, so that only members of the blockchain can execute the network and maintain the ledger.