DocumentCode :
2991504
Title :
Anonymous Data Collection in Sensor Networks
Author :
Horey, James ; Groat, Michael M. ; Forrest, Stephanie ; Esponda, Fernando
Author_Institution :
Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque
fYear :
2007
fDate :
6-10 Aug. 2007
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
8
Abstract :
Sensor networks involving human participants will require privacy protection before wide deployment is feasible. This paper proposes and evaluates a set of protocols that enable anonymous data collection in a sensor network. Sensor nodes, instead of transmitting their actual data, transmit a sample of the data complement to a basestation. The basestation then uses the negative samples to reconstruct a histogram of the original sensor readings. These protocols, collectively defined as a negative survey, are computationally simple and do not increase communication overhead. Thus, the negative survey can be implemented efficiently on existing sensor network platforms. We analyze the accuracy of the negative survey under a variety of conditions and define a range of parameter values for which it is practical. We also describe an example traffic monitoring application that uses the negative survey to classify traffic behavior. We demonstrate that for reasonable traffic scenarios, the system accurately classifies traffic behavior without revealing private information.
Keywords :
protocols; telecommunication security; telecommunication traffic; wireless sensor networks; anonymous data collection; basestation; data transmission; privacy protection; protocol; sensor network; sensor readings; traffic behavior; traffic monitoring; Computer science; Histograms; Humans; Monitoring; Privacy; Protection; Protocols; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Networking & Services, 2007. MobiQuitous 2007. Fourth Annual International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1024-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1025-5
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/MOBIQ.2007.4451016
Filename :
4451016
Link To Document :
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