Title :
The Cost of Security: Performance of ZigBee Key Exchange Mechanism in an 802.15.4 Beacon Enabled Cluster
Author :
Khan, Moazzam ; Amini, Fereshteh ; Misic, Jelena ; Misic, Vojislav B.
Author_Institution :
Manitoba Univ., Winnipeg, Man.
Abstract :
The IEEE 802.15.4 specification is a recent low data rate wireless personal area network standard. While basic security services are provided for, there is a lack of more advanced techniques which are indispensable in modern personal area network applications. In addition, performance implications of those services are not known. In this paper, we describe a secure data exchange protocol based on the ZigBee specification and built on top of 802.15.4 link layer. This protocol includes a key exchange mechanism. Then, we evaluate the overhead of this scheme under different application scenarios. Initial results show the range of network and traffic parameters wherein the proposed scheme is feasible to use
Keywords :
personal area networks; protocols; telecommunication security; telecommunication traffic; 802.15.4 beacon enabled cluster; ZigBee key exchange mechanism; data exchange protocol security; network-traffic parameter; security cost; security services; wireless personal area network standard; Communication standards; Communication switching; Costs; Data security; Network topology; Peer to peer computing; Protocols; Switches; Wireless personal area networks; ZigBee;
Conference_Titel :
Mobile Adhoc and Sensor Systems (MASS), 2006 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0507-6
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0507-6
DOI :
10.1109/MOBHOC.2006.278668
