Table 2 Implementation parameters for federated learning, block chain, and homomorphic encryption.

From: Edge-AI integrated secure wireless IoT architecture for real time healthcare monitoring and federated anomaly detection

Parameter

Component

Description / configuration

Number of FL clients

Federated learning

5 Jetson Nano edge nodes connected via MQTT over TLS 1.3

Data distribution

Federated learning

Heterogeneous (60% normal, 20% mild anomaly, 20% severe anomaly)

Local epochs / rounds

Federated learning

3 local epochs per round; 10 global rounds

Communication protocol

Federated learning

MQTT with TLS encryption and 25% payload compression

Aggregation method

Federated learning

FedAvg (weighted mean based on sample count)

Encryption scheme

Homomorphic encryption

Paillier (public key n = 1024 bits, g = n + 1)

Encryption library

Homomorphic encryption

Python Paillier (PyPaillier v1.5)

Computation overhead

Homomorphic encryption

≈ 10.1% inference delay vs. plaintext FL

Block chain framework

Block chain

Hyperledger Besu Proof-of-Authority (private network)

Validator nodes

Block chain

3 validators (hosted on edge gateway servers)

Block time / throughput

Block chain

5 s block interval; ≈ 180 tps transaction rate

Smart contract usage

Block chain

Audit logging and model-update verification

Hash algorithm

Block chain

SHA-256 for transaction integrity