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Security of Wireless Mesh Networks (General Overview)

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Secure networks design

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Confidentiality; Key Management Protocols

Definition

Security of wireless mesh networks represents a collection of protocols and mechanisms designed to achieve security services such as authentication, integrity, and confidentiality for protocols used in the context of wireless mesh networks.

Background

Wireless mesh networks (WMNs) have emerged as a promising technology that offers low-cost high-bandwidth community wireless services. The self-maintenance feature of WMNs and the low cost of wireless routers make WMNs a promising technology for providing economic solutions for a wide range of applications, such as broadband community wireless service, enterprise wireless networking, security surveillance, and emergency networking [4]. In addition, through bridging and gateway functions of mesh routers, WMNs can be easily integrated with other networks, such as Internet, cellular networks, wireless local area networks (WLAN), wireless...

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  1. Department of Computer Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), GITC 4301, 218 Central Ave, 07102, Newark, NJ, USA

    Reza Curtmola (Dr.)

  2. Department of Computer Science, Purdue University, LWSN 2142J, 305 N. University Street, 47907, West Lafayette, IN, USA

    Jing Dong (Dr.) & Cristina Nita-Rotaru (Dr.)

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  1. Department of Mathematics and Computing Science, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    Henk C. A. van Tilborg

  2. Center for Secure Information Systems, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, 22030-4422, USA

    Sushil Jajodia

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Curtmola, R., Dong, J., Nita-Rotaru, C. (2011). Security of Wireless Mesh Networks (General Overview). In: van Tilborg, H.C.A., Jajodia, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Cryptography and Security. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5906-5_56

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