A trust-based framework for data forwarding in opportunistic networks

作者：Li Na^*; Das Sajal K

来源：Ad Hoc Networks, 2013, 11(4): 1497-1509.

DOI：10.1016/j.adhoc.2011.01.018

• Opportunistic networks
• Data forwarding
• Reputation
• Trust
• Black hole attack

In general, the encounter probability is leveraged to evaluate whether a node is a qualified next-hop forwarder in Opportunistic Networks (OppNets); however, it does not truly present the node%26apos;s competency of delivering data in a hostile wireless environment, because a malicious node can arbitrarily bloat that probability to intercept data from others. In this paper, we design a trust-based framework to more accurately evaluate an encounter%26apos;s delivery competency, which can be flexibly integrated with a large family of existing data forwarding protocols designed for OppNets. As a case study, we integrate our proposed framework with PROPHET, and demonstrate its effectiveness against %26quot;black hole%26quot; attacks through experimental study.

• 出版日期2013-6