NDLI: Using network traffic to infer power levels in wireless sensor nodes

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Watkins, L. Crosby, G.V. Sharmin, A.
Copyright Year	2014
Description	Author affiliation: Inf. Security Inst., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA (Watkins, L.) \|\| Coll. of Eng., Southern Illinois Univ., Carbondale, IL, USA (Crosby, G.V.; Sharmin, A.)
Abstract	In this paper we leverage the concept of information leakage to demonstrate the correlation between network traffic and available power levels in wireless sensor nodes brought about as a result of dynamic duty cycling. We show that this correlation can be used to remotely infer sensor node power levels. Essentially, our premise is that by determining the send rate of a wireless sensor node the current duty cycle mode and thus available power level of the node can be inferred. Our scheme, namely Power Efficient Path Selection (PEPS), is motivated by the fact that dynamic duty cycling attempts to streamline power usage in wireless sensor nodes by decreasing radio usage, which directly affects the node's network traffic send rate. PEPS is an enhancement to the shortest path algorithm that allows us to 1) reduce the volume of periodic messages since the energy level of neighboring nodes and their statuses are inferred rather than communicated via control packets, and 2) extend the lifetime of a wireless sensor network (WSN) through the selection of energy-aware communication paths. We demonstrate the performance and feasibility of PEPS through simulation and comparative study with the traditional Shortest Path algorithm. The results indicate significant energy savings and the extension of the lifetime of the wireless sensor network when PEPS is employed.
Sponsorship	IEEE Commun. Soc.
Starting Page	864
Ending Page	870
File Size	1405126
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781479923588
DOI	10.1109/ICCNC.2014.6785451
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2014-02-03
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Wireless communication Algorithm design and analysis Wireless sensor nodes Wireless sensor networks Energy aware routing Resource characterization Telecommunication traffic Logic gates Routing Mathematical model PEPS Power efficient routing
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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