Performance Analysis of Popular MANET Protocols

Elsadig, Muawia A.; Fadlalla, Yahia A.; Altigani, Abdelrahman

doi:10.1109/ieeegcc.2017.8448068

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“…After a thorough investigation of packet length-based covert channel countermeasures and techniques, it is noteworthy to mention that up to this point, there is no solution presented to counter such type of packet length covert channels. In addition, any propose security solution should take into account the performance of network systems [31,32]. In other words, any security solution has to attain a balance to keep a system performance intact [33].…”

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Packet Length Covert Channels Crashed

Elsadig¹,

Fadlalla²

2018

JCSCM

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Advanced developments in network security tools and techniques have inspired attackers to find alternative ways to bypass them. A network covert channel is a wide-open door for attackers to leak confidential information or to convey malicious activities without being detected. Moreover, the rapid development in network technology and its applications provides a rich platform for developing different covert channel scenarios. A packet length covert channel is a network illicit communication channel that is featured as one of the most difficult covert channels to detect. It generates a covert traffic that is typically similar to normal traffic; this renders such a channel to be virtually impossible to discover. This paper investigates one type of packet length covert channels which exploits the variation of the network packets' lengths to convey secret messages-this type of covert channels does not need any rules to be distributed prior to the initiation of a covert session as other packet length covert channels need. The paper contributes by presenting an elimination approach to resolve this type of covert channel. This approach is sufficiently capable to completely distort the communication session between any sender and receiver who wish to establish such a covert channel. The proposed approach is successfully tested and validated.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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Packet Length Covert Channels Crashed

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Fadlalla²

2018

JCSCM

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“…In this type of protocols, routes are computed when required [10]. A reactive protocol floods a control message to discover a route.…”

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“…video, audio, etc.) [10]. In terms of security, malicious behavior cannot be detected rapidly [17] compared with proactive protocols.…”

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“…It attains a balance between them to benefit from their positive returns. It is a combination of the properties of both proactive and reactive to form a hybrid approach [10,19]. An example of hybrid protocol is Zone Routing Protocol (ZRP) [27].…”

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“…In spite of the wide benefits of MANETs, some of their characteristics have limited their use such as the high bit error rate (BER), dynamic topology, limited bandwidth, limited capacity of batteries, and lack of physical security [9,10].…”

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Mobile Ad Hoc Network Routing Protocols: Performance Evaluation and Assessment

Elsadig¹,

Fadlalla²

2018

IJCDS

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Recently a great deal of attention has been paid to Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs) due to their important roles in many different applications that include, but are not limited to: civil, military, and health applications. This kind of network can reach places that difficult for human beings to reach such as disaster areas. In spite of the rapid development of MANET technologies, the routing process still poses a real challenge due to the high mobility and dynamic topology features of such networks. This paper presents an investigation into some popular MANET routing protocols. This investigation aims to evaluate the performance of MANET routing protocols using the key performance indicators: throughput, end to end delay, and data packet delivery ratio. These indicators are commonly used in such evaluations. Our investigation results showed that DSR and AODV outperform DSDV. In a high-density network (a network with a large number of nodes), AODV outperforms DSR; while, in a low-density network the DSR performs better than the AODV. So, DSR is applicable for small networks; while AODV is applicable for large networks.

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A balanced approach to eliminate packet length-based covert channels

Elsadig

Fadlalla²

2017

2017 4th IEEE International Conference on Engineering Technologies and Applied Sciences (ICETAS)

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Performance Analysis of Popular MANET Protocols

Cited by 3 publications

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Packet Length Covert Channels Crashed

Packet Length Covert Channels Crashed

Mobile Ad Hoc Network Routing Protocols: Performance Evaluation and Assessment

A balanced approach to eliminate packet length-based covert channels

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