Secure distributed routing in ad hoc networks

In mobile ad hoc networks, nodes do not rely on any routing infrastructure but the nodes route messages for each other. This communication set up functions properly only when the participating nodes cooperate with each other in routing and forwarding. It may, however, be advantageous for some nodes not to cooperate (e.g, to save power or get more bandwidth or to launch security attacks). This paper describes a security solution for an ad hoc network routing protocol in the context of associativity based routing (ABR) protocol.