Reliability Of Wireless Sensor Networks Research Articles

Adaptive switching and routing protocol design and optimization in internet of things based on probabilistic models

Through smart cities, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), the agricultural sector, and wearable devices, the Internet of Things (IoT) has revolutionized several human interests. Through the development of new cluster tasks, the Decision-Making System (DMS) of Cluster Heads (CHs), and improving the accuracy of traffic prediction and reliability of transportation, the present study intends to improve the energy depletion of IoT devices. The paper explores the subject of data flow optimization using Fuzzy Assisted Cuckoo Search Optimization (FACSO), traffic flow using Gaussian Process Regression (GPR), and CH prediction using the Stochastic Optimization Algorithm (SOA). Optimizing network lifetime while minimizing Energy Consumption (EC) is feasible through the practical application of the SOA, GPR, and FACSO models. Increasing End-to-End Delay (EED), Network Throughput (NT), and energy efficiency can be rendered feasible through a real-time DMS regarding routing employing a novel approach referred to as FACSO. This approach has enhanced the efficacy and reliability of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN). With up to 500 nodes and an EC of 0.3451 J, the experiment's findings demonstrate that a proposed SOA-FACSO model achieves superior EED.

Reliability Evaluation of a Wireless Sensor Network in Terms of Network Delay and Transmission Probability for IoT Applications

Reliability is a crucial performance metric for wireless sensor networks (WSNs) because it ensures network functionality even with degraded sensor nodes and wireless connections. Due to the limited availability of power resources associated with the sensor nodes, their efficacy is reduced. In addition, parameters such as the number of neighbours, packet success rate, packet size, and node capacity have a significant impact on how sensor nodes function. Similarly, inter-node distance and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) have the greatest influence on the functioning of wireless communications in WSNs. Before evaluating the reliability of a WSN, therefore, the node and link reliability must be computed. This paper evaluates the reliability of sensor nodes by taking into account all of the parameters previously mentioned. In addition, the lifetime of each sensor node is estimated in terms of the fractional energy consumed for each wake-up operation and the transmission of packets, respectively. Using the inter-node distance and SNR values, each wireless link’s reliability is determined. Following this, a proposed algorithm evaluates the reliability of WSN by first enumerating all minimal paths between the sensor node and the base station and then converting these minimal paths into their sum-of-disjoint-product terms. Making use of a suitable example network, every step of the proposed method is illustrated. For evaluating the reliability of WSN, the proposed method is simulated in different environments. In addition, the influence of parameters such as inter-node distance, SNR, number of neighbours, packet success ratio, and time on the reliability values of WSN is portrayed and analysed.

An Accuracy-Aware Energy-Efficient Multipath Routing Algorithm for WSNs.

In the fields of industrial production or safety monitoring, wireless sensor networks are often content with unreliable and time-varying channels that are susceptible to interference. Consequently, ensuring both transmission reliability and data accuracy has garnered substantial attention in recent years. Although multipath routing-based schemes can provide transmission reliability for wireless sensor networks, achieving high data accuracy simultaneously remains challenging. To address this issue, an Energy-efficient Multipath Routing algorithm balancing data Accuracy and transmission Reliability (EMRAR) is proposed to balance the reliability and accuracy of data transmission. The multipath routing problem is formulated into a multi-objective programming problem aimed at optimizing both reliability and power consumption while adhering to data accuracy constraints. To obtain the solution of the multi-objective programming, an adaptive artificial immune algorithm is employed, in which the antibody initialization method, antibody incentive calculation method, and immune operation are improved, especially for the multipath routing scheme. Simulation results show that the EMRAR algorithm effectively balances data accuracy and transmission reliability while also saving energy when compared to existing algorithms.

Firefly algorithm based WSN-IoT security enhancement with machine learning for intrusion detection

A Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) aided by the Internet of Things (IoT) is a collaborative system of WSN systems and IoT networks are work to exchange, gather, and handle data. The primary objective of this collaboration is to enhance data analysis and automation to facilitate improved decision-making. Securing IoT with the assistance of WSN necessitates the implementation of protective measures to confirm the safety and reliability of the interconnected WSN and IoT components. This research significantly advances the current state of the art in IoT and WSN security by synergistically harnessing the potential of machine learning and the Firefly Algorithm. The contributions of this work are twofold: firstly, the proposed FA-ML technique exhibits an exceptional capability to enhance intrusion detection accuracy within the WSN-IoT landscape. Secondly, the amalgamation of the Firefly Algorithm and machine learning introduces a novel dimension to the domain of security-oriented optimization techniques. The implications of this research resonate across various sectors, ranging from critical infrastructure protection to industrial automation and beyond, where safeguarding the integrity of interconnected systems are of paramount importance. The amalgamation of cutting-edge machine learning and bio-inspired algorithms marks a pivotal step forward in crafting robust and intelligent security measures for the evolving landscape of IoT-driven technologies. For intrusion detection in the WSN-IoT, the FA-ML method employs a support vector machine (SVM) machine model for classification with parameter tuning accomplished using a Grey Wolf Optimizer (GWO) algorithm. The experimental evaluation is simulated using NSL-KDD Dataset, revealing the remarkable enhancement of the FA-ML technique, achieving a maximum accuracy of 99.34%. In comparison, the KNN-PSO and XGBoost models achieved lower accuracies of 96.42% and 95.36%, respectively. The findings validate the potential of the FA-ML technique as an active security solution for WSN-IoT systems, harnessing the power of machine learning and the Firefly Algorithm to bolster intrusion detection capabilities.

Sinkhole Attack Defense Strategy Integrating SPA and Jaya Algorithms in Wireless Sensor Networks.

A sinkhole attack is characterized by low difficulty to launch, high destructive power, and difficulty to detect and defend. It is a common attack mode for wireless sensor networks. This paper proposes a sinkhole attack detection and defense strategy integrating SPA and Jaya algorithms in wireless sensor networks (WSNs). Then, combined with the SPA trust model, the trust values of suspicious nodes were calculated, and the attack nodes were detected. The Jaya algorithm was adopted to avoid the attacked area so that nodes can find the route to communicate with the real Sink, and attack nodes are isolated in the network to improve the capabilities of network directional defense. The simulation results show that the improved detection algorithm can effectively detect malicious nodes in the network, and the defense strategy implemented in the attacked area can improve the packet delivery rate, reduce network delay and energy consumption, and improve the security and reliability of wireless sensor networks.

Dynamic Data Enhancing Battery Efficiency Through Collection Scheduling in IQRF Wireless Sensor Networks

Abstract In this study, we explore innovative strategies for enhancing energy efficiency in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), with a focus on the IQRF network. Our approach integrates dynamic sleep scheduling and data collection methods to optimize battery usage and extend the network’s operational lifespan. We introduce a battery life estimation model, taking into account various factors such as data collection frequency and network size. This model is instrumental in predicting battery longevity under different operational scenarios. Additionally, we develop a practical tool in the form of an API and an online calculator, aimed at assisting network designers in planning and maintaining energy-efficient WSNs. Our results, derived from a case study involving a CO2 sensor network, demonstrate the effectiveness of our methodologies in real-world applications. The study concludes that implementing dynamic data collection and sleep scheduling significantly enhances battery life, offering a valuable contribution to the sustainability and reliability of WSNs.

Transmission reliability evaluation of wireless sensor networks considering channel capacity randomness and energy consumption failure

The reliable transmission of data packets is the basis of ensuring the Internet of Things applications. Therefore, how to ensure the transmission reliability of wireless sensor networks has already become a hotspot. However, the existing researches ignore the effects of multiple fault modes and random factors on transmission reliability. Firstly, in the node reliability modeling, few studies have considered the effects of random failure and energy consumption failure comprehensively. Secondly, in the link reliability modeling, existing studies ignore the effect of the channel capacity randomness, which can lead to the erroneous estimation of transmission reliability. To overcome the above shortcomings, we propose a more realistic transmission reliability model. Firstly, considering the comprehensive effects of two failure modes, we establish a new node reliability model to better characterize the node performance. Secondly, considering the channel capacity randomness, we propose an improved SNR-Capacity connection model by deriving the one-hop connectivity probability, which can better characterize the link reliability. Then, we propose a transmission reliability evaluation model, and give the corresponding exact and approximate algorithms for its solution. Finally, taking the military Internet as an example, the effectiveness of the proposed method is verified.

Tensor and Confident Information Coverage Based Reliability Evaluation for Large-Scale Intelligent Transportation Wireless Sensor Networks

Wireless sensor network (WSN) plays an important role in information collection and processing in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) recently. With rapid development of ITS, the size and complexity of WSN is rapidly increasing. Thus, how to evaluate the reliability of large-scale WSN has attracted more and more attention. In this paper, reliability is defined as the probability that the WSN is functional. A confident information coverage (CIC) model-based reliability algorithm (CICRA) is proposed to comprehensively consider coverage reliability and connectivity reliability. Especially, to determine the impact of failing nodes on connectivity in large-scale WSN, a grid clustering connectivity algorithm (GCCA) is proposed to reduce the complexity of computing the connectivity between large-scale wireless sensor nodes, which transforms the connectivity problem between nodes into a grid connectivity problem. In addition, a 3-order tensor modeling is proposed to uniformly represent and model node states, node combinations, and coverage patterns. Furthermore, the network reliability combines coverage reliability and connectivity reliability is evaluated by tensor modeling. Simulation results indicate that the proposed CICRA can improve the network reliability and accuracy of reliability evaluation.

An efficient trust-based decision-making approach for WSNs: Machine learning oriented approach

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are often used for critical applications where trust and security are of paramount importance. Trust evaluation is one of the key mechanisms to ensure the security and reliability of WSNs. Traditional trust evaluation schemes rely on fixed, predetermined thresholds, or rules and static attack models, which may not be suitable for all situations such as dynamic and heterogeneous network environments with new and unknown attack scenarios as well as have several problems such as limited security and scalability, limited accuracy, incomplete coverage, lack of adaptability that can limit their effectiveness. Machine Learning (ML) has been shown to be an effective tool for trust evaluation in WSNs, offering several benefits over existing schemes such as greater adaptability, scalability, and accuracy since ML algorithms can analyze and learn from the data collected in real-time from multiple sources (sensor readings, network traffic, and user behavior) enabling them to dynamically adjust their decision-making criteria based on the current network conditions. Trust-aware ML-based security mechanisms achieve safety and efficient decision-making by reducing uncertainty and risk to accomplish real-world tasks. This paper presents a Machine Learning (ML)-based trust evaluation model in the unattended autonomous WSN environment to achieve reliability, adaptability, scalability, and accuracy by generating quick and reliable trust values dynamically. The proposed machine learning algorithm extracts various trust features such as Co-Location Relationship (CLR), Co-Work Relationship (CWR), Cooperativeness-Frequency-Duration (CFD), and Reward (R) to obtain a robust trust rating of sensor devices and predict future misbehavior. These trust features are combined to generate a final trust rating before making any decision about the reliability of any sensor device. Moreover, the projected trust model (ETDMA) integrate direct communication trust and indirect trust with the help of a logical time window that periodically records the trustworthy and suspicious interactions. Simulation experiments exhibit the effectiveness of the proposed trust evaluation method in terms of change in trust values, malicious nodes detection (94%), FNR (0.9%), F1-Score (0.6), and accuracy (92%) in the presence of 50 malicious nodes.

Multi-Agent Modeling and Jamming-Aware Routing Protocols for Movable-Jammer-Affected WSNs.

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are widely used in various fields, and the reliability and performance of WSNs are critical for their applications. However, WSNs are vulnerable to jamming attacks, and the impact of movable jammers on WSNs' reliability and performance remains largely unexplored. This study aims to investigate the impact of movable jammers on WSNs and propose a comprehensive approach for modeling jammer-affected WSNs, comprising four parts. Firstly, agent-based modeling of sensor nodes, base stations, and jammers has been proposed. Secondly, a jamming-aware routing protocol (JRP) has been proposed to enable sensor nodes to weigh depth and jamming values when selecting relay nodes, thereby bypassing areas affected by jamming. The third and fourth parts involve simulation processes and parameter design for simulations. The simulation results show that the mobility of the jammer significantly affects WSNs' reliability and performance, and JRP effectively bypasses jammed areas and maintains network connectivity. Furthermore, the number and deployment location of jammers has a significant impact on WSNs' reliability and performance. These findings provide insights into the design of reliable and efficient WSNs under jamming attacks.

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This paper proposes a solution to enhance the key management of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) by integrating blockchain technology with Hierarchical Identity-Based Encryption. The aim is to establish a highly secure WSN structure. The current wireless network is improved by incorporating blockchain technology to increase security and reliability. However, the security of key management in dynamic WSNs is threatened by the vulnerability of untrusted Head Nodes(HN) to attack. The presence of an untrusted HN imposes a heavy burden on the sensors for key management, in addition to the already existing challenges. In order to overcome these issues, blockchain technology has been used to propose a secure key management scheme (BSKM). We offer a secure node movement technique and a safe cluster-building mechanism, with the blockchain acting as a trust machine to replace the major functions of the Head node. We run extensive simulations for security analyses. The findings show that the BSKM scheme is efficient and effective and is more suitable for enhancing the reliability of dynamic WSNs.

A Deep Learning Approach for Efficient Anomaly Detection in WSNs

Data reliability in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) has a substantial influence on their smooth functioning and resource limitations. In a WSN, the data aggregated from clustered sensor nodes are forwarded to the base station for analysis. Anomaly Detection (AD) focuses on detecting outlier data to ensure consistency during data aggregation. As WSNs have critical resource limitations concerning energy consumption and sensor node lifetime, AD is supposed to provide data integrity with minimum energy consumption, which has been an active research problem. Hence, researchers are striving for methods to improve the accuracy of data handled with a concern on the constraints of WSNs. This paper introduces a Feed-forward Autoencoder Neural Network (FANN) model to detect abnormal instances with improved accuracy and reduced energy consumption. The proposed model also acts as a False Positive Reducer intending to reduce false alarms. It has been compared with the other dominant unsupervised algorithms over robustness and other significant metrics with real-time datasets. Relatively, our proposed model yields an improved accuracy with fewer false alarms thereby supporting a sustainable WSN.

Designing dynamic adjustment approach of event reliability in wireless sensor network

Many industries, such as environmental monitoring, industrial automation, healthcare, agriculture, and more, use wireless sensor networks. A critical requirement for wireless sensor networks (WSNs) is reliable transmission from source to destination. The main challenges for reliable data transmission are network connectivity, coverage optimization, data aggregation, shortest path, congestion, bandwidth, and quality of service. In a static environment, all sensor units transmit maximum data to the sink, dramatically raising their energy utilization and resulting in their early death. A dynamic environment can be utilized to collect data to reduce the amount of energy required to transport lengthy data packets over a wide area while still maintaining sensor node energy usage. The dynamic environment and duplicate packet simulation reflect real-world challenges like changing node positions and the potential for data duplication due to wireless communication issues. This paper introduces a dynamic event reliability protocol (DERP) in which the new positions of the sensor nodes are generated randomly in each event and a mobile sink collects data from every sensor node. The proposed technique consists of four parts, including a network model, a radio and energy model, a proposed approach, and a performance analysis. Our results show that DERP significantly improves energy consumption and unique packet delivery while reducing packet loss and the number of duplicate packets against LEACH and the average k-means clustering approach.

基于无线传感器网络的农业温室环境的低功耗监测方法

In order to improve the reliability of wireless sensor networks and reduce the power consumption in the monitoring process, the low power consumption monitoring method of agricultural greenhouse environment based on wireless sensor networks is studied. The terminal node of wireless sensor network is constructed by using CO2 sensor, temperature and humidity sensor and illumination sensor. In the sensor network layout stage, in order to reduce the node power consumption, considering the number of nodes and network coverage, the cuckoo search algorithm is used to optimize the node layout model. The communication module uses LEACH protocol to transmit the environmental data collected by the terminal node to the monitoring center. The cluster head link is selected in LEACH protocol to save energy. After receiving the environmental data collected by the terminal node, the monitoring center uses multi-dimensional data to identify and locate abnormal environmental data according to the correlation between multi-modal data streams in the same node, so as to realize the environmental monitoring of agricultural greenhouse. The experimental results show that the data transmission of the research method is stable and reliable, and the node’s power consumption in the process of internal environment monitoring of the research object is effectively reduced.

An Energy-Efficient Event Reliability Protocol for Wireless Communication Networks

Nowadays, WSN (wireless sensor networks) are used in every aspect of life. It consists of tiny sensor nodes that are capable of sensing, aggregating, dispensation, and sending data for end-user queries. Two major constraints in WSN are power consumption and reliability. As we know, power is limited per sensor node, so efficient utilization of power is needed all the way. Another constraint is reliability. Both constraints are in conflict with each other. If we try to increase reliability by sending the same packet on a different path, then it will increase power consumption. Many algorithms have been defined in the past to reduce power consumption and have reliable transmission. Basically, there are two types of reliability mechanisms: packet reliability and occurrence reliability. Package reliability explains about all packages must be reached at the destination. Event reliability ensures that at least one event should be successful in a specific region. This paper proposes an analysis model to evaluate the reliability of wireless sensor networks. In addition, this paper has proposed a reliability technique for events. The proposed algorithm has been simulated, analyzed, and compared with the already-published algorithms, namely BaseModel, SWIA, and ERP techniques.

A Novel Blockchain Approach for Improving the Security and Reliability of Wireless Sensor Networks Using Jellyfish Search Optimizer

For the past few years, centralized decision-making is being used for malicious node identification in wireless sensor networks (WSNs). Generally, WSN is the primary technology used to support operations, and security issues are becoming progressively worse. In order to detect malicious nodes in WSN, a blockchain-routing- and trust-model-based jellyfish search optimizer (BCR-TM-JSO) is created. Additionally, it provides the complete trust-model architecture before creating the blockchain data structure that is used to identify malicious nodes. For further analysis, sensor nodes in a WSN collect environmental data and communicate them to the cluster heads (CHs). JSO is created to address this issue by replacing CHs with regular nodes based on the maximum remaining energy, degree, and closeness to base station. Moreover, the Rivest–Shamir–Adleman (RSA) mechanism provides an asymmetric key, which is exploited for securing data transmission. The simulation outcomes show that the proposed BCR-TM-JSO model is capable of identifying malicious nodes in WSNs. Furthermore, the proposed BCR-TM-JSO method outperformed the conventional blockchain-based secure routing and trust management (BSRTM) and distance degree residual-energy-based low-energy adaptive clustering hierarchy (DDR-LEACH), in terms of throughput (5.89 Mbps), residual energy (0.079 J), and packet-delivery ratio (89.29%).

An Embedded Microcontroller-Based Access Authentication System of Wireless Sensor Network

ABSTRACT In order to improve the communication reliability of wireless sensor networks, a wireless sensor network access authentication system based on embedded microcontroller is designed. Design the overall structure and hardware configuration of wireless sensor network access authentication system, and collect the information of sensor nodes; Creatively based on the duapii protocol, the node trust is calculated according to the node behavior, and the dynamic access authentication of wireless sensor network users is realized through the authentication and login process. According to the system test results, the designed system can realize the access authentication of wireless sensor networks. When the wireless sensor network is attacked by different types of attacks, the communication delay is less than 100 ms, which improves the reliability of network communication.

Intelligent Fault-Tolerance Data Routing Scheme for IoT-Enabled WSNs

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have become one of the essential components of the Internet of Things (IoT). In any IoT application, different sensor-based devices gather data from physical objects and transmit the sensed information to the base station (BS). The BS analyzes this information depending on the sensor location. A high-performance intelligent WSNs is essential for any IoT-based application. In this article, high-performance intelligent WSNs are referred to as IoT-enabled WSNs. In IoT-enabled WSNs, fault occurrence probability is much more than traditional networks. Faulty nodes and broken links affect the reliability of the IoT-enabled WSNs. Various fault-tolerance algorithms enhance the network’s reliability using multipath transmission, relay node placement, and backup node selection. However, these algorithms suffer from huge data transmission delays, packet overhead, and less detection accuracy. In this work, a multiobjective-deep reinforcement-learning (DRL)-based algorithm is proposed for fault tolerance in IoT-enabled WSNs. The main objective of this work is to detect the faulty nodes with high accuracy and less overhead. Furthermore, this work focuses on reliable data transmission after fault detection. Finally, a mobile sink (MS) is used for energy-efficient data gathering that significantly improves the network lifetime. Extensive simulations and theoretical analysis prove that the proposed algorithm outperformed as compared to the state-of-the-art algorithms in terms of fault detection accuracy (FDA), false alarm rate (FAR), false-positive rate (FPR), network lifetime, and throughput.

Balancing the trade-off between cost and reliability for wireless sensor networks: a multi-objective optimized deployment method

The deployment of the sensor nodes (SNs) always plays a decisive role in the system performance of wireless sensor networks (WSNs). In this work, we propose an optimal deployment method for practical heterogeneous WSNs which gives a deep insight into the trade-off between the reliability and deployment cost. Specifically, this work aims to provide the optimal deployment of SNs to maximize the coverage degree and connection degree, and meanwhile minimize the overall deployment cost. In addition, this work fully considers the heterogeneity of SNs (i.e. differentiated sensing range and deployment cost) and three-dimensional (3-D) deployment scenarios. This is a multi-objective optimization problem, non-convex, multimodal and NP-hard. To solve it, we develop a novel swarm-based multi-objective optimization algorithm, known as the competitive multi-objective marine predators algorithm (CMOMPA) whose performance is verified by comprehensive comparative experiments with ten other state-of-the-art multi-objective optimization algorithms. The computational results demonstrate that CMOMPA is superior to others in terms of convergence and accuracy and shows excellent performance on multimodal multi-objective optimization problems. Sufficient simulations are also conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the CMOMPA based optimal SNs deployment method. The results show that the optimized deployment can balance the trade-off among deployment cost, sensing reliability and network reliability. The source code is available on https://github.com/iNet-WZU/CMOMPA .

Survey on WSN Network Lifetime Through Leach Clustering Schemes

Sensor nodes deployed in wireless sensor networks (WSN) are resource constrained, battery operated and have a restricted energy resource. The significant number of wireless sensor network applications aim to extend the longevity of the network by using various strategies. Clustering algorithms were proven to be among the best efficient ways for increasing wireless sensor network reliability. In a wireless sensor network, clustering-based solutions control the network operations to manage the restricted energy in the optimal effective way to extend the network lifetime. Reviews in related subject could assist in gathering thorough and timely information about wireless sensor networks lifetime study through different clustering protocols. This research review study paper presents an extensive study of existing low energy adaptive clustering hierarchy (LEACH) homogeneous clustering procedures and analysis.