Secure and reconfigurable network design for critical information dissemination in the Internet of battlefield things (IoBT)

Muhammad Junaid Farooq, Quanyan Zhu

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Abstract

The Internet of things (IoT) is revolutionizing the management and control of automated systems leading to a paradigm shift in areas such as smart homes, smart cities, health care, transportation, etc. The IoT technology is also envisioned to play an important role in improving the effectiveness of military operations in battlefields. The interconnection of combat equipment and other battlefield resources for coordinated automated decisions is referred to as the Internet of battlefield things (IoBT). IoBT networks are significantly different from traditional IoT networks due to the battlefield specific challenges such as the absence of communication infrastructure, and the susceptibility of devices to cyber and physical attacks. The combat efficiency and coordinated decision-making in war scenarios depends highly on real-time data collection, which in turn relies on the connectivity of the network and the information dissemination in the presence of adversaries. This work aims to build the theoretical foundations of designing secure and reconfigurable IoBT networks. Leveraging the theories of stochastic geometry and mathematical epidemiology, we develop an integrated framework to study the communication of mission-critical data among different types of network devices and consequently design the network in a cost effective manner.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2017 15th International Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks, WiOpt 2017
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9783901882906
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 27 2017
Event15th International Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks, WiOpt 2017 - Paris, France
Duration: May 15 2017May 19 2017

Publication series

Name2017 15th International Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks, WiOpt 2017

Other

Other15th International Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks, WiOpt 2017
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityParis
Period5/15/175/19/17

Keywords

  • Battlefield
  • Poisson point process
  • epidemics
  • internet of things

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Optimization
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Computer Networks and Communications

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