• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems
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HRKT: A Hierarchical Route Key Tree based Group Key Management for Wireless Sensor Networks

Vol. 7, No. 8, August 29, 2013
10.3837/tiis.2013.08.017, Download Paper (Free):

Abstract

In wireless sensor networks (WSNs), energy efficiency is one of the most essential design considerations, since sensor nodes are resource constrained. Group communication can reduce WSNs communication overhead by sending a message to multiple nodes in one packet. In this paper, in order to simultaneously resolve the transmission security and scalability in WSNs group communications, we propose a hierarchical cluster-based secure and scalable group key management scheme, called HRKT, based on logic key tree and route key tree structure. The HRKT scheme divides the group key into cluster head key and cluster key. The cluster head generates a route key tree according to the route topology of the cluster. This hierarchical key structure facilitates local secure communications taking advantage of the fact that the nodes at a contiguous place usually communicate with each other more frequently. In HRKT scheme, the key updates are confined in a cluster, so the cost of the key updates is reduced efficiently, especially in the case of massive membership changes. The security analysis shows that the HRKT scheme meets the requirements of group communication. In addition, performance simulation results also demonstrate its efficiency in terms of low storage and flexibility when membership changes massively.


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[IEEE Style]
R. Jiang, J. Luo, X. Wang, "HRKT: A Hierarchical Route Key Tree based Group Key Management for Wireless Sensor Networks," KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems, vol. 7, no. 8, pp. 2042-2060, 2013. DOI: 10.3837/tiis.2013.08.017.

[ACM Style]
Rong Jiang, Jun Luo, and Xiaoping Wang. 2013. HRKT: A Hierarchical Route Key Tree based Group Key Management for Wireless Sensor Networks. KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems, 7, 8, (2013), 2042-2060. DOI: 10.3837/tiis.2013.08.017.

[BibTeX Style]
@article{tiis:20356, title="HRKT: A Hierarchical Route Key Tree based Group Key Management for Wireless Sensor Networks", author="Rong Jiang and Jun Luo and Xiaoping Wang and ", journal="KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems", DOI={10.3837/tiis.2013.08.017}, volume={7}, number={8}, year="2013", month={August}, pages={2042-2060}}