scholarly journals Practical Evaluation of a Secure Key-Distribution and Storage Scheme for Wireless Sensor Networks Using TinyOS

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliano F. Kazienko ◽  
Igor G. Ribeiro ◽  
Igor M. Moraes ◽  
Célio V. N. Albuquerque
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Performance Metrics ◽  
Key Distribution ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Sensor Platforms ◽  
Practical Evaluation ◽  
Storage Scheme ◽  
And Storage ◽  
Practical Feasibility

TinyOS is a major platform broadly used to carry out experiments related to Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). A number of researchers claim that cryptographic mechanisms demand plenty of resources from sensors. In this context, an important issue is to develop lightweight encryption mechanisms capable of running in resource-constrained sensors. The main contribution of this work is to carry out an experimental evaluation of a secure key distribution and storage scheme in a WSN using simulation and practical experiments. Through simulation, we verify that this scheme introduces very low processing overhead, in the order of nanoseconds, when compared to existing approaches. Additionally, practical measurements indicate that the scheme can be deployed by off-the-shelf sensor platforms, such as MicaZ and TelosB. The performance metrics considered are the processing time of encryption and decryption functions, the application memory requirements and the power consumption. We have also evaluated several functionalities of the scheme on a real testbed. In summary, this work demonstrates the practical feasibility of implementing such scheme in real sensor networks.

A Novel Static Path Planning Method for Mobile Anchor-Assisted Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdelhady M. Naguib ◽  
Shahzad Ali
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Path Planning ◽  
Sensor Node ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Performance Metrics ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Anchor Node ◽  
Mobile Anchor ◽  
Planning Methods

Background: Many applications of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) require awareness of sensor node’s location but not every sensor node can be equipped with a GPS receiver for localization, due to cost and energy constraints especially for large-scale networks. For localization, many algorithms have been proposed to enable a sensor node to be able to determine its location by utilizing a small number of special nodes called anchors that are equipped with GPS receivers. In recent years a promising method that significantly reduces the cost is to replace the set of statically deployed GPS anchors with one mobile anchor node equipped with a GPS unit that moves to cover the entire network. Objectives: This paper proposes a novel static path planning mechanism that enables a single anchor node to follow a predefined static path while periodically broadcasting its current location coordinates to the nearby sensors. This new path type is called SQUARE_SPIRAL and it is specifically designed to reduce the collinearity during localization. Results: Simulation results show that the performance of SQUARE_SPIRAL mechanism is better than other static path planning methods with respect to multiple performance metrics. Conclusion: This work includes an extensive comparative study of the existing static path planning methods then presents a comparison of the proposed mechanism with existing solutions by doing extensive simulations in NS-2.

scholarly journals Wireless Sensor Networks for Smart Cities: Network Design, Implementation and Performance Evaluation

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 218
Author(s):  
Ala’ Khalifeh ◽  
Khalid A. Darabkh ◽  
Ahmad M. Khasawneh ◽  
Issa Alqaisieh ◽  
Mohammad Salameh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Experimental Evaluation ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Performance Metrics ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Field Tests ◽  
Sensor Nodes ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Real Field

The advent of various wireless technologies has paved the way for the realization of new infrastructures and applications for smart cities. Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are one of the most important among these technologies. WSNs are widely used in various applications in our daily lives. Due to their cost effectiveness and rapid deployment, WSNs can be used for securing smart cities by providing remote monitoring and sensing for many critical scenarios including hostile environments, battlefields, or areas subject to natural disasters such as earthquakes, volcano eruptions, and floods or to large-scale accidents such as nuclear plants explosions or chemical plumes. The purpose of this paper is to propose a new framework where WSNs are adopted for remote sensing and monitoring in smart city applications. We propose using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to act as a data mule to offload the sensor nodes and transfer the monitoring data securely to the remote control center for further analysis and decision making. Furthermore, the paper provides insight about implementation challenges in the realization of the proposed framework. In addition, the paper provides an experimental evaluation of the proposed design in outdoor environments, in the presence of different types of obstacles, common to typical outdoor fields. The experimental evaluation revealed several inconsistencies between the performance metrics advertised in the hardware-specific data-sheets. In particular, we found mismatches between the advertised coverage distance and signal strength with our experimental measurements. Therefore, it is crucial that network designers and developers conduct field tests and device performance assessment before designing and implementing the WSN for application in a real field setting.

scholarly journals A Low-Cost Jamming Detection Approach Using Performance Metrics in Cluster-Based Wireless Sensor Networks

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 1179
Author(s):  
Carolina Del-Valle-Soto ◽  
Carlos Mex-Perera ◽  
Juan Arturo Nolazco-Flores ◽  
Alma Rodríguez ◽  
Julio C. Rosas-Caro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Routing Protocol ◽  
Performance Metrics ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Detection Algorithm ◽  
Anomalous Behavior ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Jamming Detection ◽  
Minimal Energy Expenditure

Wireless Sensor Networks constitute an important part of the Internet of Things, and in a similar way to other wireless technologies, seek competitiveness concerning savings in energy consumption and information availability. These devices (sensors) are typically battery operated and distributed throughout a scenario of particular interest. However, they are prone to interference attacks which we know as jamming. The detection of anomalous behavior in the network is a subject of study where the routing protocol and the nodes increase power consumption, which is detrimental to the network’s performance. In this work, a simple jamming detection algorithm is proposed based on an exhaustive study of performance metrics related to the routing protocol and a significant impact on node energy. With this approach, the proposed algorithm detects areas of affected nodes with minimal energy expenditure. Detection is evaluated for four known cluster-based protocols: PEGASIS, TEEN, LEACH, and HPAR. The experiments analyze the protocols’ performance through the metrics chosen for a jamming detection algorithm. Finally, we conducted real experimentation with the best performing wireless protocols currently used, such as Zigbee and LoRa.

scholarly journals Performance metrics in wireless sensor networks :a survey and outlook

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2.26) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
E Ramya ◽  
R Gobinath
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Quality Of Service ◽  
Wireless Sensor Network ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Network ◽  
Performance Metrics ◽  
Resource Constraints ◽  
Sensor Data ◽  
Wireless Sensor

Data mining plays an important role in analysis of data in modern sensor networks. A sensor network is greatly constrained by the various challenges facing a modern Wireless Sensor Network. This survey paper focuses on basic idea about the algorithms and measurements taken by the Researchers in the area of Wireless Sensor Network with Health Care. This survey also catego-ries various constraints in Wireless Body Area Sensor Networks data and finds the best suitable techniques for analysing the Sensor Data. Due to resource constraints and dynamic topology, the quality of service is facing a challenging issue in Wireless Sensor Networks. In this paper, we review the quality of service parameters with respect to protocols, algorithms and Simulations. 

An Evaluation Model of Intrusion-Tolerant Topology Availability for Wireless Sensor Networks

2010 ◽  
Vol 159 ◽  
pp. 29-34
Author(s):  
Shu Ming Xiong ◽  
Xiao Qian Qu ◽  
Yong Zhao Zhan ◽  
Xin Sheng Wang ◽  
Liang Min Wang
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Model Design ◽  
Semi Markov Process ◽  
Set Up ◽  
And Storage ◽  
Intrusion Tolerant ◽  
Storage Ability

Due to the node failures incurred by intrusion threat, a wireless sensor networks will initiate topology re-generation, which is based on correct availability evaluation of current intrusion-tolerant topology. The paper proposes an availability evaluation model based on semi-Markov process (SMP) to estimate topology availability of the intrusion-tolerant topology concerning the effects from intrusion behaviors. In view of some limitations of node computation ability and storage ability, this model reduces the complexities resulting from modeling the different intrusion threats and is set up on the uniform intruding results to simplify the model design. Using the DTMC model embedded in SMP topology availability is computed and finally we analyze the sensitivity to parameters in the model.

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