Impact of Denial-of-Service Attack on Directional Compact Geographic Forwarding Routing Protocol in Wireless Sensor Networks

Authors

Nasrina M Samir, Department of Communication Technology and Network, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, MalaysiaFollow
Maisarah Musni, Department of Communication Technology and Network, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, MalaysiaFollow
Zurina Mohd Hanapi, Department of Communication Technology and Network, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, MalaysiaFollow
Mohamed Ridzal Radzuan, Department of Communication Technology and Network, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, MalaysiaFollow

Abstract

Directional Compact Geographic Forwarding (DCGF) routing protocol promises a minimal overhead generation by utilizing a smart antenna and Quality of Service (QoS) aware aggregation. However, DCGF was tested only in the attack-free scenario without involving the security elements. Therefore, an investigation was conducted to examine the routing protocol algorithm whether it is secure against attack-based networks in the presence of Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack. This analysis on DoS attack was carried out using a single optimal attacker, A1, to investigate the impact of DoS attack on DCGF in a communication link. The study showed that DCGF does not perform efficiently in terms of packet delivery ratio and energy consumption even on a single attacker.

Keywords

Denial-of-service, Routing protocol, Security, Wireless sensor network

Article Type

Supplemental Issue

How to Cite this Article

Samir, Nasrina M; Musni, Maisarah; Hanapi, Zurina Mohd; and Radzuan, Mohamed Ridzal (2021) "Impact of Denial-of-Service Attack on Directional Compact Geographic Forwarding Routing Protocol in Wireless Sensor Networks," Baghdad Science Journal: Vol. 18: Iss. 4, Article 39.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21123/bsj.2021.18.4(Suppl.).1371