A Novel Approach for Efficient Usage of Intrusion Detection System in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks

Abstract

Mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) are self-configuring infrastructureless dynamic wireless networks in which the nodes are resource constrained. Intrusion detection systems (IDSs) are used in MANETs to monitor activities to detect any intrusion in the otherwise vulnerable network. In this paper, we present efficient schemes for analyzing and optimizing the time duration for which the IDSs need to remain active in a MANET. A probabilistic model is proposed, which makes use of cooperation between IDSs among neighborhood nodes to reduce their individual active time. Typically, an IDS has to run all the time on every node to oversee network behavior. This can turn out to be a costly overhead for a battery-powered mobile device in terms of power and computational resources. Hence, in this work, our aim is to reduce the duration of active time of the IDSs without compromising their effectiveness. To validate our proposed approach, we model the interactions between IDSs as a multiplayer cooperative game in which the players have partially cooperative and partially conflicting goals.We theoretically analyze this game and support it with simulation results.

Department(s)

Computer Science

Research Center/Lab(s)

Center for High Performance Computing Research

Comments

The work of N. Marchang and R. Datta was supported by the Department of Information Technology, Government of India, through Project 12(44)/05-IRSD. The work of S. K. Das was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant CNS1355505, Grant CNS-1404677, Grant CNS-1545050, and Grant CNS-1545037.

Keywords and Phrases

Ad hoc networks; Computer crime; Energy efficiency; Intrusion detection; Mercury (metal); Mobile devices; Network security; Wireless ad hoc networks; Computational resources; Dynamic wireless networks; Efficient schemes; Infrastructureless; Intrusion Detection Systems; Mobile adhoc network (MANETs); Network behaviors; Probabilistic modeling; Mobile ad hoc networks

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0018-9545; 1939-9359

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2017 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Feb 2017

Share

 
COinS