Performance Evaluation of a Defensive Mechanism to Identify and Correct Network Layer Attacks in MANETs

Abstract

In the contemporary world security has got immense and critical significance for any type of networks whether it is wired or wireless communications At the latest the emerging mobile technology and other mobile computing devices like PDA Personal Digital Assistants handheld devices laptops net books notebooks tablets and iPods have prompted a revolutionized conversion in the mobile era This change has brought the concept of ubiquitous computing and can be chosen as one of the research hot topics in computer networking area This forms one of the major computing environments wherein users can utilize the available network individually through different electronic platforms This enables the users to access the necessary information to be communicated wherever or whenever they may be in The wireless networks act as interfaces to connect people in this kind of environment for communication One such wireless network that is used for the purpose of communicating with people wherever and whenever they are is a MANET Mobile Ad hoc Network Basically a MANET is used to communicate using wireless links with mobile devices forming a temporary network newline