SIM: a secure IP protocol for MANET

Abstract

According to the core logic of IP Sec, a secure IP protocol was proposed for Mobile Ad Hoc network. Security deal to the packets in and out of the network protocol stack was done by adding a transparent secure layer between trans-port-layer and link-layer. By simplifying the complex security association to simple security association, SIM reduces the cost of initial IP protocol while keeping security. At last a prototype of the proposed protocol was also implemented.

Keywords

• secure IP protocol for manet
• mobile ad hoc networks
• IP security protocols
• security association