Evaluating the behaviour of real ad hoc networks through attack injection

Abstract

Mobile ad hoc networks are distributed systems made of wireless mobile nodes that can freely and dynamically self-organize into arbitrary and temporary topologies. They allow people (and devices) to seamlessly interconnect in areas with no pre-existing communication infrastructure. Nowadays trustworthiness has become essential for the practical exploitation and use of ad hoc networks. This research ambitions the definition of a experimental approach for deriving performance and dependability measures from real wireless ad hoc networks.