Lightweight Authentication and Encryption Mechanism in Routing Protocol for Low Power and Lossy Networks (RPL)

摘要

Newer concepts like Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN), Internet of Things (IoT), 6LoWPAN (IPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Networks) etc are emerging. So, protocols, techniques and concepts that have been developed for the traditional computational devices do not essentially apply to the newer low power, less capable devices which are an integral part of the Internet of Things paradigm. So newer protocols need to be developed and [1] has drafted in specifications for the routing protocol for Low Power and Lossy Networks. Routers in LLN mostly operate with constraints like memory, processing power, and battery power (energy). Interconnects are characterized by low data-rate, high loss-rates, and instability. We aim to propose an authentication and encryption protocol for these Low Power and Lossy Networks (LLN).