Title :
A Performance Comparison of Wireless Ad Hoc Network Routing Protocols under Security Attack
Author :
Bo, Su Mon ; Xiao, Hannan ; Adereti, Aderemi ; Malcolm, James A. ; Christianson, Bruce
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Hertfordshire, Hatfield
Abstract :
The unique characteristics of a mobile ad hoc network (MANET), such as dynamic topology, shared wireless medium and open peer-to-peer network architecture, pose various security challenges. This paper compares three routing protocols, DSDV, DSR, and AODV under security attack where two types of node misbehaviour have been investigated. Network performance is evaluated in terms of normalized throughput, routing overhead, normalized routing load, and average packet delay, when a percentage of nodes misbehave. Simulation results show that although the performance of all three routing protocols degrades, DSDV is the most robust routing protocol under security attacks. This reveals that a proactive routing protocol has the potential of excluding misbehaving nodes in advance and reducing the impact of security attack.
Keywords :
ad hoc networks; performance evaluation; routing protocols; security of data; telecommunication security; average packet delay; dynamic topology; mobile ad hoc network; network performance evaluation; normalized routing load; normalized throughput; open peer-to-peer network architecture; proactive routing protocol; robust routing protocol; routing overhead; security attack; shared wireless medium; wireless ad hoc network; Ad hoc networks; Communication system security; Computer science; Computer security; Information security; Mobile ad hoc networks; Network topology; Peer to peer computing; Robustness; Routing protocols; routing protocols; security attack; wireless ad hoc networks;
Conference_Titel :
Information Assurance and Security, 2007. IAS 2007. Third International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Manchester
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2876-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7695-2876-2
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.2007.35