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Power-Aware and Reliable Sensor Selection Based on Trust for Wireless Sensor Networks

Guangjie Han1, Lei Shu2,3,Jianhua Ma4, Jong Hyuk Park5, and Jianjun Ni1
1. Department of Information & Communication Systems, Hohai University, Changzhou, China
2. Digital Enterprise Research Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
3. Department of Multimedia Engineering, Osaka University, Japan
4. Faculty of Computer & Information Sciences, Hosei University, Japan
5. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Seoul National University of Technology, Korea

Abstract—Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) is temporarily formed, operated and managed by the nodes themselves. In
a complex WSN, malicious nodes are well disguised, and they can attack the entire network on specific purpose by utilizing the natural cooperation of nodes. The error-prone characteristic of sensor nodes can also cause instability in WSN. Therefore, how to choose one or more suitable sensor nodes to collaborate towards a better system performance is a critical issue. In this paper, we construct a new trust model for WSNs based on the trust mechanism in human society. Based on this trust model, we propose a novel power-aware and reliable scheme for sensor selection (PRS). The remaining energy of a node can be considered as an important restrictive factor for the proposed scheme. Simulation results show that PRS scheme can improve the system stability, defend against the attacks of malicious nodes, and prolong the lifetime of WSNs, effectively.

Index Terms—Wireless Sensor Networks, trust mechanism, power-aware, sensor node selection, direct trust, indirect trust

Cite: Guangjie Han, Lei Shu, Jianhua Ma, Jong Hyuk Park, and Jianjun Ni, "Power-Aware and Reliable Sensor Selection Based on Trust for Wireless Sensor Networks," Journal of Communications, vol. 5, no. 1, pp.23-30, 2010. Doi: 10.4304/jcm.5.1.23-30

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