Improving selfish node detection in MANETs using a collaborative watchdog

Mobile ad-hoc networks (MANETs) are composed of mobile nodes connected by wireless links without using any pre-existent infrastructure. MANET nodes rely on network cooperation schemes to properly work, forwarding traffic unrelated to its own use. However, in the real world, most nodes may have a sel...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Hernández-Orallo, Enrique|||0000-0002-3284-561X, SERRAT OLMOS, MANUEL DAVID, Cano, Juan-Carlos|||0000-0002-0038-0539, Tavares De Araujo Cesariny Calafate, Carlos Miguel|||0000-0001-5729-3041, Manzoni, Pietro|||0000-0003-3753-0403
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/35357
Acesso em linha:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/35357
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:MANET
Selfish nodes
Performance evaluation
ARQUITECTURA Y TECNOLOGIA DE COMPUTADORES
Descrição
Resumo:Mobile ad-hoc networks (MANETs) are composed of mobile nodes connected by wireless links without using any pre-existent infrastructure. MANET nodes rely on network cooperation schemes to properly work, forwarding traffic unrelated to its own use. However, in the real world, most nodes may have a selfish behavior, being unwilling to forward packets for others in order to save resources. Therefore, detecting these nodes is essential for network performance. Watchdogs are used to detect selfish nodes in computer networks. A way to reduce the detection time and to improve the accuracy of watchdogs is the collaborative approach. This paper proposes a collaborative watchdog based on contact dissemination of the detected selfish nodes. Then, we introduce an analytical model to evaluate the detection time and the cost of this collaborative approach. Numerical results show that our collaborative watchdog can dramatically reduce the overall detection time with a reduced overhead.