Analysis of Secure Wireless Mesh Networks

Exploring Security Challenges and Solutions in Wireless Mesh Networks

Abstract

Wireless mesh networks (WMN) encompass a new area oftechnology set to play an important role in the next generation wireless mobilenetworks, and it is going to address the internet provision to user at low costanytime from anywhere. WMN is characterized by dynamic self-organization,self-configuration and self-healing to enable flexible integration, quickdeployment, easy maintenance, low costs, high scalability, and reliableservices. Security of such a network has always been an issue. In this paper, we have analyzed the fundamentalsecurity requirements of WMN and the challenges faced by it. We have alsodiscussed the vulnerable features and possible active threats in WMN along withfew defense mechanisms against such threats, including solutions to theproblems of intrusion detection. This paper serves a baseline for developing asecured, full-proof WMN