Method and apparatus for alerting nodes of a malicious node in a mobile ad-hoc communication system

A method and apparatus for alerting nodes of a malicious node in a mobile ad-hoc communication system is provided herein. Particularly, a method and apparatus for distributing an alert message to nodes surrounding a recently discovered malicious node is provided. This alert technique further leverag...

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Main Authors He, Wenbo, Huang, Ying, Nahrstedt, Klara, Lee, Whay Chiou
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 29.11.2011
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Summary:A method and apparatus for alerting nodes of a malicious node in a mobile ad-hoc communication system is provided herein. Particularly, a method and apparatus for distributing an alert message to nodes surrounding a recently discovered malicious node is provided. This alert technique further leverages mobility to distribute the alert message to a large majority of nodes in the ad hoc wireless network within a reasonable amount of time.