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A sequence number based bait detection scheme to thwart grayhole attack in mobile ad hoc networks

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Wireless shared medium, randomly moving nodes and multi-hop architecture make mobile ad hoc networks vulnerable to various network layer threats. Grayhole attack is such a prominent network layer threat, in which a malevolent node attempts to establish a bogus route passing through itself and performs packet forwarding misbehavior by dropping a subset of the received data packets in order to degrade the network performance. In this paper, we address this issue by proposing a heuristic approach, referred to as sequence number based bait detection scheme, which attempts to isolate malevolent nodes during route discovery process. The mechanism is incorporated with ad hoc on-demand distance vector routing protocol. Performance of the proposed scheme is compared with an existing scheme under three grayhole adversary models adopting distinct mode of operations. Simulation results under various network parameters depict that the proposed scheme improves network performance depending upon the mode of operations of the adversaries.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank the management of SVM Institute of Technology, Bharuch, India and the management of CSPIT, Charotar University of Science & Technology, Changa, India for providing necessary assistance in carrying out the research work. Special thank goes to Prof. (Dr.) D.C. Jinwala, SVNIT, Surat, India and Prof. (Dr.) Robert J. van Glabbeek, NICTA, Sydney, Australia for their able guidance and motivation. We are also thankful to Prof. Ankit D. Patel, SVM Institute of Technology, Bharuch, India for providing valuable inputs during this research work. We would also like to thank the anonymous reviewers and the editors.

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  2. Department of Computer Engineering, Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya, Vallabh Vidyanagar, 388 120, India

    Narendra M. Patel

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Jhaveri, R.H., Patel, N.M. A sequence number based bait detection scheme to thwart grayhole attack in mobile ad hoc networks. Wireless Netw 21, 2781–2798 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11276-015-0945-9

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