LLK: A link-layer key establishment scheme for wireless sensor networks

Yun Zhou, Yanchao Zhang, Yuguang Fang

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Abstract

The establishment of link-layer keys between neighboring nodes is a fundamental issue in securing sensor network communications. Most of existing solutions are key pre-distribution schemes which rely on sensor nodes to broadcast hundreds of or even thousands of pre-loaded key IDs to find pairwise keys between neighboring nodes. The shortcomings include poor resilience against node compromise, low network connectivity, large communication overhead, etc. This paper presents a novel location-based link-layer key establishment scheme, in which a hexagonal-grid-based deployment model and a polynomial-based key establishment model are combined for the first time to establish a link-layer key between two neighboring nodes. Compared with conventional proposals, our scheme features much lower communication overhead and memory requirements while still maintaining high network connectivity and network resilience against node compromise. © 2005 IEEE.
Original languageEnglish
Article numberNET30-3
Pages (from-to)1921-1926
JournalIEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC
Volume4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes
Event2005 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 2005: Broadband Wirelss for the Masses - Ready for Take-off - New Orleans, LA, United States
Duration: 13 Mar 200517 Mar 2005

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