The Study of Anonymous Secure Routing in Wireless Mesh Network

• Main Authors: Yu-Kai Hsiao, 蕭宇凱
• Other Authors: Ren-Junn Hwang
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/76992918224380170152

博士 === 淡江大學 === 資訊工程學系博士班 === 102 === This dissertation proposes an efficient, secure, and anonymous routing protocol based on Weil pairing for wireless mesh networks (WMNs). The proposed protocol considers symmetric and asymmetric links during wireless communication in WMNs. A WMN integrates several types of wireless devices and induce the asymmetric links that result from different transmission ranges of wireless devices. Enhancing the security and privacy of WMNs has been an important research focus in recent years. Most research on this topic has focused on providing security and anonymity for routing and data in symmetric links. However, the asymmetric links in these protocols have not been addressed. This dissertation proposes a novel distributed routing protocol suitable for WMNs that include symmetric and asymmetric links. The proposed protocol guarantees security, anonymity, and high reliability in WMNs. The proposed protocol generates routes that are shorter than those in previous research. The proposed scheme protects the real identity of the source and of intermediate user, which remain unknown even to the mesh router, while still providing node authentication. Using the proposed protocol, mesh clients anonymously discover a secure route to the mesh router. This protocol also ensures data transmission anonymity and enhances WMN coverage, in addition to assuring security and anonymity.