Eliminating Selective Dropping Attack in Mobile Ad Hoc Network

In this paper, we propose a new reputation approach, called I-WD (improved WatchDog). We attempt to eliminate selective dropping attack that ensue when malicious nodes drop packets at low rates to damage the network without been detected. The proposed approach is structured around four modules. The monitoring module overhears the forwarding activities of neighboring nodes using the promiscuous mode. The reputation module evaluates the nodes reputation values. We have proposed a new reputation method that enables nodes to evaluate their neighbors in multiple monitoring sessions. Thus, the computed reputation value is used to determine the increment and decrement reputation rate. The exclusion module is accountable for excluding nodes with reputation values below the reputation threshold. The route selection module make restriction about discovered forwarding routes. Only forwarding routes that satisfy the route incorporation threshold are accepted. The simulation results demonstrate that I-WD improves the success rate and reduces the number of packets dropped by malicious nodes, while increases the end-to-end delay.