A Cluster-Based Secure Synchronization Protocol for Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks

Secure time synchronization is one of the key concerns for Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks (UWSNs). This paper presents a CLUster-based Secure Synchronization (CLUSS) protocol that ensures the security of synchronization under harsh underwater environments against various attacks, including Sybi...

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Main Authors: Ming Xu, Guangzhong Liu, Daqi Zhu, Huafeng Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-04-01
Series:International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/398610
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description Secure time synchronization is one of the key concerns for Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks (UWSNs). This paper presents a CLUster-based Secure Synchronization (CLUSS) protocol that ensures the security of synchronization under harsh underwater environments against various attacks, including Sybil attack, replay attack, message manipulation attack, and delay attack. The time synchronization process of CLUSS is divided into three phases: authentication phase, intercluster synchronization phase, and intracluster synchronization phase. During the authentication phase, cluster heads are authenticated to beacons and ordinary nodes are authenticated to cluster heads. During the process of intercluster and intracluster synchronization phases, CLUSS distinguishes the propagation delay of downlink from that of uplink caused by node movement in order to improve time synchronization accuracy. Moreover, part of these two phases can be executed concurrently for reducing the number of messages generated in synchronization. We demonstrate through simulations that CLUSS can reduce synchronization errors as well as energy consumption compared to traditional protocols in various circumstances.
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spelling doaj-art-3ddb6a30fff444eea7b3ebb62353e2b22025-08-20T02:16:39ZengWileyInternational Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks1550-14772014-04-011010.1155/2014/398610398610A Cluster-Based Secure Synchronization Protocol for Underwater Wireless Sensor NetworksMing Xu0Guangzhong Liu1Daqi Zhu2Huafeng Wu3 Shanghai Key Lab of Intelligent Information Processing, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, China College of Information Engineering, Shanghai Maritime University, 1550 Haigang Avenue, Shanghai 201306, China College of Information Engineering, Shanghai Maritime University, 1550 Haigang Avenue, Shanghai 201306, China Merchant Marine College, Shanghai Maritime University, 1550 Haigang Avenue, Shanghai 201306, ChinaSecure time synchronization is one of the key concerns for Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks (UWSNs). This paper presents a CLUster-based Secure Synchronization (CLUSS) protocol that ensures the security of synchronization under harsh underwater environments against various attacks, including Sybil attack, replay attack, message manipulation attack, and delay attack. The time synchronization process of CLUSS is divided into three phases: authentication phase, intercluster synchronization phase, and intracluster synchronization phase. During the authentication phase, cluster heads are authenticated to beacons and ordinary nodes are authenticated to cluster heads. During the process of intercluster and intracluster synchronization phases, CLUSS distinguishes the propagation delay of downlink from that of uplink caused by node movement in order to improve time synchronization accuracy. Moreover, part of these two phases can be executed concurrently for reducing the number of messages generated in synchronization. We demonstrate through simulations that CLUSS can reduce synchronization errors as well as energy consumption compared to traditional protocols in various circumstances.https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/398610
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