Comprehensive Review of Collaborative Network Attacks in MANET

Abstract

This paper considers multiple network attacks in a Mobile Ad hoc Network (MANET). MANET is a type of network that does not require any infrastructure for nodes to communicate with each other. The general assumption in MANET is that each node is a trusted node. However, due to its lack of infrastructure and dynamic topology, the MANET is exposed to network layer attacks. In this paper, some of the network layer attacks such as the black hole attack, worm hole attack and gray hole attack are discussed. Frequent multiple network attacks are highlighted, and the identification of collaborative network attacks is discussed. There are several symptoms and observations in a network that signal the presence of an attack and some of the symptoms of these attacks will be highlighted. Finally, an analysis of existing multiple network attacks will be discussed, and the identification of prospective multiple network attacks is considered.