Interplanetary File System in Logistic Networks: a Review

Logistics 4.0 is a revolution based on information sharing and digitalization. Thus, Logistics 4.0 leads to the generation of huge amounts of data in short periods, and the data bloating problem must be addressed. One possible solution is the interplanetary file system (IPFS), which guarantees data replication and availability while limiting the storage of overlapping data. This study is the first literature review on IPFS and focuses on its application to the logistic sector. The main findings of this study are: the topic is gaining interest, but the solutions proposed in the literature were still in the early stages; IPFS was always coupled with the blockchain technology, and all of the authors used similar strategies to integrate them; the authors identified many advantages in the use of IPFS, but did not analyze in-depth the related disadvantages.