Title :
Distributed Network Secrecy
Author :
Lee, Jeyull ; Conti, Andrea ; Rabbachin, Alberto ; Win, Moe Z.
Author_Institution :
Massachusetts Inst. of Technol. (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
Secrecy is essential for a variety of emerging wireless applications where distributed confidential information is communicated in a multilevel network from sources to destinations. Network secrecy can be accomplished by exploiting the intrinsic properties of multilevel wireless networks (MWN). This paper introduces the concept of distributed network secrecy (DNS) and develops a framework for the design and analysis of secure, reliable, and efficient MWNs. Our framework accounts for node spatial distribution, multilevel cluster formation, propagation medium, communication protocol, and energy consumption. This research provides a foundation for DNS and offers a new perspective on the relationship between DNS and network lifetime.
Keywords :
protocols; radio networks; telecommunication network reliability; telecommunication security; DNS; MWN; communication protocol; distributed confidential information; distributed network secrecy; energy consumption; multilevel cluster formation; multilevel wireless networks; network lifetime; propagation medium; wireless applications; Distribution functions; Energy consumption; Fading; Monitoring; Signal to noise ratio; Transmitters; Wireless networks; Distributed network secrecy; energy consumption; fading channels; performance evaluation; self-organizing wireless networks; stochastic geometry;
Journal_Title :
Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on
DOI :
10.1109/JSAC.2013.130920
