An optimal selection of a WSN topology protocol and a suitable lightweight cipher algorithm is a highly important task, whose success ensures both the maximum utilization and the security of a wireless sensor network. This paper presents a method to determine the optimal combination of a WSN topology protocol and a lightweight cipher algorithm in the context of power consumption throughout an entire network. A selection method based on multi-attribute decision-making methods is proposed. These methods, used for the first time in a study of sensor networks, provide a ranking of the optimal combinations of topologies and encryption algorithms that meet the requirements of wireless sensor networks such as authentication, data integrity, reliability, availability, confidentiality, and energy efficiency.
Ciphers, Multi-criteria decision-making, Network topology, Wireless sensor networks.
Nemanja RADOSAVLJEVIĆ, Milena POPOVIĆ, Dušan VUJOŠEVIĆ, Djordje BABIĆ, "Optimal Selection of Lightweight Cipher Algorithm and Topology Construction Protocol in Wireless Sensor Networks", Studies in Informatics and Control, ISSN 1220-1766, vol. 30(4), pp. 43-53, 2021. https://doi.org/10.24846/v30i4y202104
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