A Novel Computational Modelling to Optimize the Utilization of Intrusion Detection Paradigm in a Large-Scale MANET

Abstract

Over the past decade, mobile ad-hoc networks (MANET) gained the attention of researchers and became a key technology in many aspects owing to its potential applicability and increased usage in providing efficient wireless networking. The ability of enabling an instant temporary wireless networking scenario in situations like flooding and defense made MANET a prominent domain of research. Although, it has been extensively studied with respect to different means of issues including network security, power consumption issues etc. but the core findings in the area of security were found mostly limited to theoretical contributions. Moreover, An intrusion detection systems (IDS) enable different procedures involved into monitoring the activities being exercised in a MANET whether; it poses any suspicious or malicious events that could be harmful for the entire system. The conventional IDS models are more likely to consume higher level of energy which minimizes the network lifetime owing to rapid depletion of node’s battery power. The study thereby primarily addressed this issue and come up with an efficient scheme which targets to optimize the time period in which IDS remain busy in a large-scale MANET. It also incorporated a technique which relates probabilistic theory of optimization to bring an effective cooperation among IDSs and neighbor nodes which leads to reduce their individual busy time. The proposed approach aims to reduce busy time of individual IDS while maintaining their effectiveness towards achieving defined tasks. To support the performance efficiency the proposed study developed an algorithm and simulated it over a numerical computing tool in terms of different performance parameters.