Exploring the Synergism of a Multiple Auction-Based Task Allocation Scheme for Power-Aware Intrusion Detection in Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks

In this paper we propose a multiple auction-based task allocation scheme for identifying and distributing network-monitoring and decision-making tasks amongst the various nodes in a wireless ad-hoc network for performing power-aware intrusion detection. By iteratively performing this scheme we show that a power-optimal solution can be reached in a bandwidth constrained and energy-preserving network with only the nodes capable of supporting the various tasks chosen. We also demonstrate that simultaneous localized auctions have a lesser overhead than a single auction based scheme that was a subject of our previous work. Our scheme also serves to distribute the intrusion detection tasks according to the needs and constraints of a large and dynamic network. We have compared the performance of our scheme with the existing power-aware intrusion detection approaches in terms of various performance metrics and have demonstrated its associated low overhead