Joint security and energy efficiency in iot networks through clustering and bit flipping

Abstract

Channel-aware encryption is investigated as a physical layer security technique in internet of things (IoT) scenarios. Clustering algorithms for grouping sensor nodes into cooperative clusters are proposed, with the purpose of decreasing energy consumption and reducing the transmission time of sensor data. Bit flipping is implemented with the clustering method in order to "encrypt" the transmitted data based on channel state information. The simulation results validate the performance of the proposed approach in terms of reducing energy consumption, reducing transmission time, and of confusing the eavesdropper from guessing the correct transmissions of sensor nodes.