A secure and energy-efficient stochastic routing protocol for wireless mobile ad-hoc networks

In this paper, we develop a Markov Chain model for stochastic routing in wireless mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs). We show that using stochastic routing technique the average energy efficiency of the network improves considerably. Besides, the protocol will also secure the data flow in the network as the random data forwarding paths from source to destination will make it difficult for an intruder to intercept, hijack, and jam the data. The intruder in this case will have to listen to all possible paths from the source to the destination. Simulation studies show that our proposed protocol achieves significant performance gains in terms of energy consumption, throughput, delay, and security of the data transmission in MANETs.