A Cluster-Based Energy-Efficient Secure Optimal Path-Routing Protocol for Wireless Body-Area Sensor Networks

Dass, Ruby; Narayanan, Manikandan; Ananthakrishnan, Gayathri; Kathirvel Murugan, Tamilarasi; Nallakaruppan, Musiri Kailasanathan; Somayaji, Siva Rama Krishnan; Arputharaj, Kannan; Khan, Surbhi Bhatia; Almusharraf, Ahlam

Abstract

Recently, research into Wireless Body-Area Sensor Networks (WBASN) or Wireless Body-Area Networks (WBAN) has gained much importance in medical applications, and now plays a significant role in patient monitoring. Among the various operations, routing is still recognized as a resource-intensive activity. As a result, designing an energy-efficient routing system for WBAN is critical. The existing routing algorithms focus more on energy efficiency than security. However, security attacks will lead to more energy consumption, which will reduce overall network performance. To handle the issues of reliability, energy efficiency, and security in WBAN, a new cluster-based secure routing protocol called the Secure Optimal Path-Routing (SOPR) protocol has been proposed in this paper. This proposed algorithm provides security by identifying and avoiding black-hole attacks on one side, and by sending data packets in encrypted form on the other side to strengthen communication security in WBANs. The main advantages of implementing the proposed protocol include improved overall network performance by increasing the packet-delivery ratio and reducing attack-detection overheads, detection time, energy consumption, and delay.

Citation

Dass, R., Narayanan, M., Ananthakrishnan, G., Kathirvel Murugan, T., Nallakaruppan, M. K., Somayaji, S. R. K., …Almusharraf, A. (in press). A Cluster-Based Energy-Efficient Secure Optimal Path-Routing Protocol for Wireless Body-Area Sensor Networks. Sensors, 23(14), 6274. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23146274

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 14, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Jul 10, 2023
• Deposit Date: Aug 15, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 15, 2023
• Journal: Sensors
• Print ISSN: 1424-8220
• Publisher: MDPI
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 23
• Issue: 14
• Pages: 6274
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/s23146274
• Keywords: Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biochemistry, Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Analytical Chemistry