International Journal of Computer Applications |
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA |
Volume 20 - Number 8 |
Year of Publication: 2011 |
Authors: Amit Chauhan, Arti Patle, Anita Mahajan |
10.5120/2457-2662 |
Amit Chauhan, Arti Patle, Anita Mahajan . A Better Approach towards Securing Mobile Adhoc Network. International Journal of Computer Applications. 20, 8 ( April 2011), 6-11. DOI=10.5120/2457-2662
A Mobile Adhoc Network is a group of wireless mobile computers in which nodes cooperate by forwarding packets for each other to allow them to communicate beyond direct wireless transmission range. Due to wide-ranging characteristics of the Ad Hoc Networks, it is always at a risk to internal as well as external attacks. Many solutions have been proposed and currently being improved in this area. Most of these solutions involve encryption, secure routing, quality of service etc. Each of them is designed to operate in a particular situation, which may fail to work successfully in other scenarios. This paper offers an alternate approach to improve the trustworthiness of the neighbourhood nodes and secure the routing procedure. It helps in computing the trust in neighbours and selecting the most secured route from the available ones for communication. It also helps detecting the compromised node and virtually removing from the network.