Table 8. Simulation parameters configuration for Case-3, where the efficiency of BC is assessed in the fog layer and end-user layer, in terms of total run time and total storage cost.

Simulation parameter	For total time efficiency	For total storage efficiency
No. of fog nodes	10–100	100
No. of users per fog node	2	5
No. of TX per user	2	5
No. of miners	10–100	100
No. of neighbors per miner	3	5
No. of TX per block	5	5
Puzzle difficulty	20	15
Max end-user payment	100	100
Miners’ initial wallet value	1,000	1,000
Mining award	5	5
Delay between neighbors	fog layer: 12 ms.,	fog layer: 12 ms.,
	end-user layer: 1,000 ms	end-user layer: 1,000 ms