A Cross-Layer and Adaptive Scheme for Balancing Performance and Security on WMN Data Routing

Wireless mesh networks (WMNs) have emerged as support for applications on various domains, such as military,financial and healthcare. Those applications claim for high level of both end-to-end performance and security. However, WMNs are naturally susceptible to security issues that can compromise network performance. This paper presents a cross-layer and adaptive scheme for balancing performance and security on data routing when the network experiences malicious actions from damaged nodes. Simulation results show that our approach based on a Multiple Criteria Decision Making method improves the tradeoff network performance and security even under malicious activity.