A Secure Trust-Based Routing Framework for Improving the QoS of Internet of Things Based Networks

Abstract

QoS parameters play an important role in determining the efficiency of an IoT network. At the same time while working with IoT users are concerned about data security. Although many efforts have been made by organizations to address IoT security issues, it has been observed that security practices affect QoS parameters. Sometimes it is difficult to maintain good QoS values and data security at the same time. In this paper, we use the Secure Trust-Based Routing (STBR) algorithm to develop QoS parameters for the IoT network. Changes in rates of delays, power consumption, power input, packet delivery rate, and jitter were studied in three different cases involving a secure network, with sidechains and the use of sidechains and TBR. The effectiveness of various network conditions has been tested to determine the capacity of the network in resisting various types of attacks without affecting the QoS parameters. The results show that using TBR over a secure network helps to manage QoS values without compromising their security.