• DocumentCode
    3049065
  • Title

    Security services and enhancements in the IEEE 802.15.4 wireless sensor networks

  • Author

    Xiao, Yang ; Sethi, Sakshi ; Chen, Hsiao-Hwa ; Sun, Bo

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Comput. Sci., Memphis Univ., TN, USA
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    28 Nov.-2 Dec. 2005
  • Abstract
    The IEEE 802.15.4 specification defines medium access control (MAC) layer and physical layer for wireless sensor networks. Furthermore, security mechanisms are also defined in the specification. This paper first surveys security services provided in the IEEE 802.15.4 wireless sensor networks. Then, some security enhancements are proposed to prevent same-nonce attack, denial-of-service attack, reply-protection attack, ACK attack, etc.
  • Keywords
    access protocols; personal area networks; telecommunication security; telecommunication services; wireless sensor networks; IEEE 802.15.4 specification; MAC layer; medium access control layer; physical layer; security enhancements; security services; wireless sensor networks; Access control; Authentication; Cryptography; Data security; Intelligent networks; Microwave integrated circuits; National security; Physical layer; Protection; Wireless sensor networks;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Global Telecommunications Conference, 2005. GLOBECOM '05. IEEE
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9414-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/GLOCOM.2005.1577958
  • Filename
    1577958