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Preserving Source Location Privacy for Energy Harvesting WSNs
Changqin Huang1, Ming Ma2,3, Yuxin Liu4
1School of Information Technology in Education, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China. cqhuang@zju.edu.cn.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|March 31, 2017
Summary
This study introduces a new privacy scheme for wireless sensor networks (WSNs) that enhances energy use and extends network life. The redundancy branch convergence-based preserved source location privacy (RBCPSLP) scheme improves security and efficiency in fog computing environments.
Area of Science:
- Computer Science
- Network Security
- Wireless Communication
Background:
- Fog (From cOre to edGe) computing relies on numerous wireless embedded devices for connectivity.
- Wireless sensor nodes (WSNs) are vulnerable to attacks due to unattended operation.
- Source-location privacy is critical for many WSN applications.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose a novel scheme for preserving source-location privacy in energy harvesting WSNs.
- To enhance network energy utilization and prolong network lifetimes.
- To address the security challenges in fog computing environments.
Main Methods:
- Development of a redundancy branch convergence-based preserved source location privacy (RBCPSLP) scheme.
- Creation of numerous routing branches in energy-rich non-hotspot areas.
- Independent adjustment of routing parameters based on harvested energy.
Main Results:
- Significant improvement in network energy utilization (several-fold).
- Substantial enhancement of source location privacy preservation.
- Maximization of network lifetimes through optimized energy management.
Conclusions:
- The RBCPSLP scheme effectively balances energy utilization, privacy, and network longevity.
- The proposed scheme offers a robust solution for secure and efficient WSNs in fog computing.
- RBCPSLP demonstrates superior performance compared to existing methods in enhancing WSN security and sustainability.