Communication In Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Research Articles

Analyzing Data Transmission Reliability in Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks under Dynamic Scenarios

Mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) face inherent challenges in maintaining reliable data transmission because of their dynamic and unpredictable nature. This research conducts a comprehensive reliability analysis of data transmission in MANETs, emphasizing the influence of dynamic conditions such as node mobility, changing network topologies, and fluctuating channel conditions. Through the utilization of mathematical models and simulations, the study assesses the overall reliability of data transmission, considering scenarios with diverse node densities, mobility patterns, and network sizes. Existing routing protocols, error correction mechanisms, and adaptive transmission strategies are examined for their effectiveness in reducing the impact of dynamic conditions on reliability. The research not only examines the current state of protocols but also explores potential enhancements and introduces novel approaches to enhance data transmission reliability under dynamic conditions. The findings offer a nuanced understanding of the challenges and opportunities related to reliable communication in MANETs. This research provides crucial insights for designing resilient communication systems in dynamic and mobile network scenarios, offering valuable guidance to researchers, network designers, and practitioners involved in optimizing the performance of MANETs in real-world applications.

IoT-based MANET performance improvement against jamming attackers in different mobile applications

Internet of Things (IoT) is a cutting-edge technology and effective solution that enables real-time communication between physical objects. In order to manage the mobility of nodes in the IoT, mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) are crucial. It enables IoT-based systems to construct and connect networks autonomously. IoT based MANET is more vulnerable to Jamming attacks (Jammers) due to the decentralized nature of the ad hoc network. Therefore, secure communication is a crucial requirement for nodes. In this paper, jammers interfere with the IoT MANET communication resulting in order to degrade network performance in terms of delay, throughput and PDR (Packet Delivery Rate) which are the important QoS (Quality of Service) parameters to measure the network performance. The IoT ad hoc system's networking is based on MANET routing protocols so that (GRP, AODV and OLSR) routing protocols had been examined in this paper to improve the QoS (Packet Delivery rate, throughput and delay) of the IoT-MANET system using Riverbed Modeler (17.5) simulation program for different mobile applications. The outcomes showed that the selection of a suitable routing protocol would improve the degradation in delay, throughput and PDR of the ad hoc network.

IoT energy efficiency routing protocol using FHO‐based clustering and improved CSO model‐based routing in MANET

SummaryMany protocols, services, and electrical devices with built‐in sensors have been developed in response to the rapid expansion of the Internet of Things. Mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) consist of a collection of autonomous mobile nodes that can form an ad hoc network in the absence of any pre‐existing infrastructure. System performance may suffer due to the changeable topology of MANETs. Since most mobile hosts operate on limited battery power, energy consumption poses the biggest challenge for MANETs. Both network lifetime and throughput improve when energy usage is reduced. However, existing approaches perform poorly in terms of energy efficiency. Scalability becomes a significant issue in large‐scale networks as they grow, leading to overhead associated with routing updates and maintenance that can become unmanageable. This article employs a MANET routing protocol combined with an energy conservation strategy. The clustering hierarchy is used in MANETs to maximize the network's lifespan, considering its limited energy resources. In the MANET communication process, the cluster head (CH) is selected using Fire Hawk Optimization (FHO). When choosing nodes to act as a cluster for an extended period, CH election factors in connectivity, mobility, and remaining energy. This process is achieved using an optimized version of the Ad hoc On‐Demand Distance Vector (AODV) routing protocol, utilizing Improved Chicken Swarm Optimization (ICSO). In comparison to existing protocols and optimization techniques, the proposed method offers an extended network lifespan ranging from 90 to 160 h and reduced energy consumption of 80 to 110 J, as indicated by the implementation results.

Hybrid heuristic driving training-rider optimization algorithm for QoS-aware multicast communication system in MANET

ABSTRACT Mobile Ad hoc Network (MANET) is broadly applicable in various sectors within a short amount of time, which is connected to mobile developments. However, the communication in the MANET faces several issues like synchronization, managing power, resources, and routing management. Often, finding the optimal path in the MANET becomes complicated in the existing approaches. In this work, the latest QoS-assisted multiple-cast communication system in MANET is presented using hybridized approaches for better communication over the MANET domain. Especially, an Exploitation-assisted Driving Training-Rider Optimization (EDT-RO) model is suggested for the multicast routing in MANET. The developed EDT-RO algorithm optimizes the paths for communication in MANET, where the network considers more than two receivers. The proposed EDT-RO-based multicast routing algorithm aims to attain the objective function considering the data packet delivery rate, the throughput, the end-to-end latency, and the Quality of Service (QoS). Throughout the result analysis, the offered model shows better performance in terms of 0.2%, 0.3%, 0.5%, and 1.5% than DHOA, Jaya, DTBO, and ROA regarding mean. Simulations are conducted by comparing with other optimization algorithms used for QoS-assisted multiple casts routing to showcase and attain better routing performance of the developed models.

A Trust and Node Capability Model for Reliable and Secure MANET Communication

The Mobile Ad-hoc Network (MANET) is a rapidly deployable network. That is valuable for industrial and domestic applications due to flexible, mobile, and wireless communication. But the network is constrained with resources and security. In this paper, we are presenting a node capability based trusted routing named TNC-AODV for MANET. It is a hybrid approach for maintaining route reliability and security. The model is composed of the property of node capability and Trust. The Node capability is defined by the quality of service parameters like remaining energy, available bandwidth, buffer length, and mobility pattern. The aim is to ensure the discovery of reliable routes. Additionally, the trust is implemented by using a local and global trust for securing the network. The TNC-AODV is implemented through modification of AODV routing. That routing technique has been tested on three security threats namely Black-hole, wormhole, and DOS flooding attack. The simulation has been carried out using the NS2 simulator. The experimental results demonstrate that TNC-AODV provides security against attacks. Additionally, improve the packet delivery ratio, and throughput. Finally, the possible and feasible future extension of the work has also been proposed.

Watchdog malicious node detection and isolation using deep learning for secured communication in MANET

Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (MANETs) are wireless networks formed dynamically by connecting or leaving nodes to and from the network without any fixed infrastructure. These categories of wireless networks are susceptible to different attacks based on their dynamic topological structure. Due to this, security is a primary constraint in MANETs to preserve communication between mobile nodes. A Deep Neural Learned Projective Pursuit Regression-based Watchdog Malicious Node Detection and Isolation (DNLPPR-WMNDI) technique is proposed and modelled in this paper to improve the security feature of MANETs. The newly proposed DNLPPR-WMNDI technique initially selects the neighbouring nodes by applying the projection pursuit regression function. In multicasting, the route paths are established through the intermediate node with the help of control commands named RREQ and RREP. After then, Watchdog Malicious Node Detection and Isolation (WMNDI) technique is applied to detect malicious nodes based on the data packet forwarding time. Basically, a malicious node is affected by a node isolation attack. For better communication, a malicious node is isolated from the network and multicast routing is carried out by selecting the next neighbouring node and this improves the communication security. Simulation is done for the developed technique based on different performance metrics.

Cooperative Self-Scheduling Secure Routing Protocol for Efficient Communication in MANET

In wireless transmission, a Mobile Ad-hoc Network (MANET) contains many mobile nodes that can communicate without needing base stations. Due to the highly dynamic nature of wireless, MANETs face several issues, like malicious nodes making packet loss, high energy consumption, and security. Key challenges include efficient clustering and routing with optimal energy efficiency for Quality of Service (QoS) performance. To combat these issues, this novel presents Cooperative Self-Scheduling Secure Routing Protocol (CoS3RP) for efficient scheduling for proficient packet transmission in MANET. Initially, we used Elite Sparrow Search Algorithm (ESSA) for identifies the Cluster Head (CH) and form clusters. The Multipath Optimal Distance Selection (MODS) technique is used to find the multiple routes for data transmission. Afterward, the proposed CoS3RP transmits the packets based on each node authentication. The proposed method for evaluating and selecting efficient routing and data transfer paths is implemented using the Network simulator (NS2) tool, and the results are compared with other methods. Furthermore, the proposed well performs in routing performance, security, latency and throughput.

Provably Secure Receiver-Unrestricted Group Key Management Scheme for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks.

Mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) are self-configuring networks of wireless nodes, i.e., mobile devices. Since communications in MANETs occur via wireless channels, it is of significance to secure communications among wireless and mobile nodes. Group key management, as a widely used method for securing group communications, has potentially been used in MANETs for years. Most recently, a secure receiver-unrestricted group key management scheme for MANETs has been proposed, which is used to establish a secure channel among a group of wireless nodes without a trusted dealer, which has some advantages such as eliminating the certificate management problem and receiver restriction. However, a formal security analysis of this scheme is still lacking. Therefore, in this paper, we propose the complete security proof to demonstrate that the scheme satisfies the essential security properties including authentication, message confidentiality, known-key security and dynamic secrecy. We also give a brief discussion about the efficiency of the scheme.

Trust-based co-operative routing for secure communication in mobile ad hoc networks

The working of a Mobile Ad hoc NETwork (MANET) relies on the supportive cooperation among the network nodes. But due to its intrinsic features, a misbehaving node can easily lead to a routing disorder. This paper presents two trust-based routing schemes, namely Trust-based Self-Detection Routing (TSDR) and Trust-based Co-operative Routing (TCOR) designed with an Ad hoc On-demand Distance Vector (AODV) protocol. The proposed work covers a wide range of security challenges, including malicious node identification and prevention, accurate trust quantification, secure trust data sharing, and trusted route maintenance. This brings a prominent solution for mitigating misbehaving nodes and establishing efficient communication in MANET. It is empirically validated based on a performance comparison with the current Evolutionary Self-Cooperative Trust (ESCT) scheme, Generalized Trust Model (GTM), and the conventional AODV protocol. The extensive simulations are conducted against three different varying network scenarios. The results affirm the improved values of eight popular performance metrics overcoming the existing routing schemes. Among the two proposed works, TCOR is more suitable for highly scalable networks; TSDR suits, however, the MANET application better with its small size. This work thus makes a significant contribution to the research community, in contrast to many previous works focusing solely on specific security aspects, and results in a trade-off in the expected values of evaluation parameters and asserts their efficiency.

AODV-based Defense Mechanism for Mitigating Blackhole Attacks in MANET

Mobile Ad hoc Networks (MANETs) are decentralized and self-configuring networks composed of mobile devices that communicate without a fixed infrastructure. However, the open nature of MANETs makes them vulnerable to various security threats, including blackhole attacks, where malicious nodes attract and discard network traffic without forwarding it to its intended destination. Mitigating blackhole attacks is crucial to ensure the reliability and security of communication in MANETs. This paper focuses on the development and evaluation of AODV (Ad hoc On-Demand Distance Vector)-based defence mechanisms for effectively mitigating blackhole attacks in MANETs, while simultaneously addressing energy efficiency and environmental sustainability. AODV is a widely used routing protocol in MANETs due to its on-demand nature and low overhead. However, it lacks built-in security mechanisms, making it susceptible to attacks. We incorporate energyaware route selection, solar-powered routing, collaborative energy sharing, energy-efficient intrusion detection, green routing optimization, and energy harvesting from environmental sources. By considering energy consumption and environmental factors in the route selection process, our defense mechanism not only enhances the security of the network but also contributes to energy conservation and reduced environmental impact. To evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed defence mechanisms, extensive simulations and performance analyses are conducted using network simulation tools. Through simulation-based evaluations, we demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach in achieving robust blackhole attack mitigation while extending the network’s lifetime and minimizing its carbon footprint. Our research offers valuable insights into the development of energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable solutions for securing MANETs in the face of evolving security threats.

Networked control system with MANET communication and AODV routing

The industries are presently exploring the use of wired and wireless systems for control, automation, and monitoring. The primary benefit of wireless technology is that it reduces the installation cost, in both money and labor terms, as companies already have a significant investment in wiring. The research article presents the work on the analysis of Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) in a wireless real-time communication medium for a Networked Control System (NCS), and determining whether the simulated behavior is significant for a plant or not. The behavior of the MANET is analyzed for Ad-hoc on-demand distance vector routing (AODV) that maintenances communication among 150 nodes for NCS. The simulation is carried out in Network Simulator (NS2) software with different nodes cluster to estimate the network throughput, end-to-end delay, packet delivery ratio (PDR), and control overhead. The benefit of MANET is that it has a fixed topology, which permits flexibility since mobile devices may be used to construct ad-hoc networks anywhere, scalability because more nodes can be added to the network, and minimal operating expenses in that no original infrastructure needs to be developed. AODV routing is a flat routing system that does not require central routing nodes. As the network grows in size, the network can be scaled to meet the network design and configuration requirements. AODV is flexible to support different configurations and topological nodes in dynamic networks because of its versatility. The advantage of such network simulation and routing behavior provides the future direction for the researchers who are working towards the embedded hardware solutions for NCS, as the hardware complexity depends on the delay, throughput, and PDR.

Comparative Review of Routing Protocols in MANET for Future Research in Disaster Management

A mobile ad hoc network (MANET) is a non-centralized, self-organized, and self-managed wireless ad hoc network that is used in a specific circumstance. The changing nature of the network's architecture and nodes necessitates a routing protocol to ensure efficient source-to-destination communication. MANET manipulates different sectors of life such as rescue and emergency operations, real-time information, interpersonal communication, network portioning, and catastrophe management due to its ad hoc and non-identical uses. Routing and maintenance are critical parts of effective time management and considered research study for MANET communication. This study focuses on the routing and maintenance process of MANET that has dynamic change in topology and nodes to deliver data rapidly. The motivational component of MANET for the research is route discovery, and several techniques have been proposed for it. Each has higher expectations than the other. This comparative analysis reveals issues for route discovery and maintenance of MANET communication, such as whether one is better in different network conditions than the others. This study examines the literature on MANET route discovery and maintenance strategies. As a result, a comparison of several routing protocol techniques is made. To achieve improvement, these methods include some suggestions for performance improvement using routing protocols especially in disaster management. This study presents directions for future experimentation, which will be pursued to identify the most advantageous collection of tactics for meeting the needs of various applications.

Modeling of Random Selfish Behavior Attack Using Single-Sided Laplacian Distribution and Performance Evaluation for High Security Communications in Mobile Ad-hoc Networks

Background: The performance of Mobile Ad-hoc Networks gets severely degraded due to various attacks including the Selfish Behaviour attack. The detection of malicious nodes and avoidance of such nodes for data forwarding is important to enhance the MANET’s performance. Methods: A probabilistic model based on Single-Sided Laplacian distribution for the random ON/OFF switching time of this attack is proposed. The model is used to make appropriate decisions regarding the assignment of trust levels to suspicious nodes. The proposed protocol, based on this trust along with Confidence values of nodes, referred to as OLSRT-C protocol is used to select the optimum path for data forwarding. Simulations are carried out using Network Simulator NS-2.35. Results: The random behavior of the Selfish Behaviour attack is analyzed by considering all the possible random parameters. The random deployment of mobile nodes, number of malicious nodes, number of times the malicious nodes switch and timing instances at which these nodes change their states are considered. From the results, it is observed that the OLSRT-C protocol gives stable performance for Packet Delivery Ratio and Routing Overheads whereas, for OLSR protocol, the Packet Delivery Ratio gradually reduces and Routing Overheads increase, for the percentage of malicious nodes increases from 10% to 50%. For OLSRT-C protocol, Average Energy Consumption per node increases marginally compared to the OLSR protocol. Conclusion: The proposed OLSRT-C protocol successfully mitigates the randomized Selfish Behaviour attack with a marginal increase in the Average Energy Consumption per node. The Protocol Efficacy for OLSRT-C protocol is much higher compared to the OLSR protocol.

An efficient clustering approach for optimized path selection and route maintenance in mobile ad hoc networks

Mobile ad hoc network (MANET) is arranged with multiple nodes that communicate wirelessly. However, MANET communication suffers from various issues such as inadequate security, low stability, high power consumption, and a lack of specific infrastructure of the network. Moreover, the route failure happened in the network due to the unrestricted node movement, which has increased energy utilization, delay, and reduced lifetime of the nodes. To overcome these issues, the novel Eagle Based Density Clustering (EBDC) approach is developed in this research that predicts the link failure and increased the lifetime of the nodes. Here, the developed EBDC approach is utilized for clustering and route maintenance in MANET for that it creates the nodes using the star topology. Initially, the developed approach selects the Cluster Head and transmits the message through the created path. Subsequently, the link failure is detected by the EBDC model, and it creates a new reference layer to replace the exhausted layer. Hence, the developed EBDC model has enhanced the network lifetime and reduced energy utilization. Furthermore, this model is implemented using Network Simulator 2, and the parameters like accuracy, energy consumption, Packet Delivery Ratio, network lifetime, end-to-end delay, and throughput are calculated. Additionally, the attained outcomes are compared with prevailing methods for evaluating the efficiency of the developed approach.

An efficient trust‐based secure energy‐aware clustering to mitigate trust distortion attack in mobile ad‐hoc network

SummaryTrust‐aware clustering plays a vital role in addressing the security issues faced by mobile ad‐hoc networks (MANETs). The trust worthiness of each participated node is to be estimated for ensuring the secure communications in MANETs. In this article, we propose a new trust‐based secure energy‐aware clustering (TSEAC) model to mitigate the malicious nodes from the network and form secure energy aware clusters with a cluster head which is more stable and trustworthy. Moreover, two novel algorithms namely energy‐efficient trust‐aware secure clustering algorithm and filtering untrustworthy recommendation (FUR) algorithm are proposed in this work. Here, the trust value of a node is measured by both direct trust estimation and indirect trust estimation methods using the Beta distribution technique. The trust value of the node is estimated in terms of the behavior of the node. The role of the FUR algorithm is to enhance the clustering process by mitigating the trust‐distortion attack. Thus, from the simulation results it is observed that the proposed work, TSEAC outperforms in improving the lifetime of the network by 38% than the other existing work such as CBTRP, AOTDV, and CBRP. Furthermore, TSEAC shows an improvement of 20% to 24% when compared to CBTRP, 27% to 31% in contrast to AOTDV and 35% to 42% superior to CBRP in terms of packet delivery ratio. Similarly, TSEAC shows 22% to 26%, 28% to 33%, and 34% to 38% better throughput in contrast to CBTRP, AOTDV, and CBRP, respectively.

Design of Novel Mobility and Obstacle-Aware Algorithm for Optimal MANET Routing

Existence obstacles in terrain area and the mobility of the nodes in the network are the vital constrains that degrade the performance in Mobile Adhoc Network (MANET). To diminish the effect of such obstacles and mobility on the performance of MANET, the protocol used for routing must be efficient enough to handle both the factors. In the present work, we have considered the issues of Mobility and obstacle aware multipath communication in MANET. For avoiding obstacles, DeCasteljau Algorithm with Bezier curve concept has been applied. To the minimize impact of mobility, a speed based mobility prediction concept is used. Here optimal routing path across the obstacle is selected depending on its mobility prediction indicator, link duration, network connectivity and path availability. The performance of the suggested protocol is evaluated with Network Simulator-2. Simulation results confirm that the suggested protocol minimizes average energy consumption, network overhead, average delay and improves data deliverance in MANET.

3-D Simulation of MANET with UAV in Mountainous Areas

In recent years, there has been a worldwide boom in mountain climbing because the activity has become easier due to the higher functionality and lighter weight of mountaineering equipment. Along with this boom, mountain distress accidents have also increased. In the event of a disaster, effective communication with search and rescue victims is important. Mobile communication in the mountains, however, is limited because radio waves from the base station may be blocked due to topographic features, vegetation in the surrounding environment, etc. Therefore, a mobile ad hoc network (MANET) could be a useful means of communication. Recently, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, e.g., drones and balloons) have become smaller and more sophisticated, with the result that UAVs could now be available as relay devices for MANETs. However, the effectiveness of MANETs in combination with UAVs in mountainous areas has not yet been clarified and no construction method has yet been established. Furthermore, in the case of mountain communication simulations, elevation differences of several thousand meters on mountain trails and radio wave propagation losses peculiar to mountains must be considered, as these conditions differ from those of common MANET simulations. Therefore, in this study, we simulated 3-dimensional MANET with UAVs using the Hotaka mountain range as an example case. Our radio wave propagation model includes the 2-ray ground reflection model, the double knife-edge diffraction loss model, and the standard model of vegetation attenuation. We simulated communication between a climber and a basecamp or hut on the mountain by MANET relayed by drones and a balloon in four scenarios, finding that the UAV expands the communicable area substantially in the mountains. We also examined the influence of rainfall and snow on mountain MANET communication.

Quantitative evaluation modeling of mobile Ad Hoc network communication service availability under failure

The availability of network communication services is an important evaluation standard to measure the ability of the network to meet the user’s business needs. The current related research mostly focuses on the evaluation of network reliability, which cannot reflect the logical relationship between failure/maintenance and network performance parameters. Mobile Ad Hoc Network is a multi-hop, centerless and energy-constrained distributed system. Due to the dynamic change of communication environment and the instability of wireless link, Ad Hoc Network is facing great challenges in service availability. In this thesis, a fault-based quantitative evaluation model of traffic availability in Ad Hoc networks is proposed. By studying the multi-state Markov fault model of communication networks and the performance analysis of delay index based on CSMA∖CA protocol, the quantitative evaluation of traffic availability in Ad Hoc networks is realized. And the availability of tactical unit network under different typical network configuration conditions is analyzed through experiments.

WITHDRAWN: Energy optimization and reliable message communication in mobile adhoc networks using packet shifting

Abstract It is understood that there survives a challenger which needs to snoop on the energy optimization and data communication from the BS-base station to Mobile unit. Since solid correspondence stocks the comparative range with cellular networks, bothered interruption must be thought. However, when protection capacity is careful, the intruding brought about by solid message correspondence may assist with expanding the mystery interchanges by beguiling the audience members. Since the two frameworks fragment the energy optimization, comparable range, cross interruption must be estimated. An efficient energy optimization, data downloading and data sharing system with minimum interference or traffic using AODV- Ad-hoc On-demand Distance Vector protocol and topology based routing method is used. The enactment of the proposed system is calculated using mathematical outcomes for various circumstances.

Load Based Key Generation for MANETs: A Comparative Study with DSR and AODV

Automatic key establishment schemes are the root of secure communication in Mobile adhoc networks(MANETs). These schemes are not universal, their performance depends on many factors like routing protocols, type of attackers aimed at, the parameter used for key generation, etc. Among the routing protocols used in MANETs the most popular ones are reactive routing protocols DSR and AODV. In this paper, an efficient secret key establishment technique using traffic matrix is simulated in the two reactive routing protocol scenarios: DSR (Dynamic Source Routing) and AODV (Ad hoc On-demand Distance Vector routing). The simulation results are compared and analyzed in terms of the key generation complexity, packet loss ratio and active attacker detection. Finally the paper concludes the fact that traffic load based key generation scheme is preferable for reactive routing protocol based systems.