• DocumentCode
    2499717
  • Title

    Key Pre-Distribution and the Average Distance in Wireless Sensor Networks

  • Author

    Lawrence, Ssanyu ; Qiaoliang, Li ; Mary, Nsabagwa ; Bo, Fujian

  • Author_Institution
    Coll. of Comput. & Commun., Hunan Univ. Changsha, Changsha, China
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    23-25 April 2010
  • Firstpage
    212
  • Lastpage
    216
  • Abstract
    In this paper, we present an approach for improving key pre-distribution in wireless sensor networks by considering the average distance between the nodes. We compare and demonstrate that by incorporating a master key in the random pair-wise scheme, it is possible to reduce the average distance between the nodes and increase the network coverage. Our approach has the following characteristics: authenticity, scalability, flexibility and resistance to node capture. Experimental results showed that our approach is more scalable than its counterparts in random pair-wise scheme.
  • Keywords
    wireless sensor networks; key predistribution; random pair-wise scheme; wireless sensor networks; Computer networks; Cryptography; Educational institutions; Information security; Privacy; Resilience; Scalability; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Spread spectrum communication; Wireless sensor networks; Average distance; key distribution; pair-wise key;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Computer and Network Technology (ICCNT), 2010 Second International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Bangkok
  • Print_ISBN
    978-0-7695-4042-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-6962-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICCNT.2010.98
  • Filename
    5474505