Performance Analysis of LEACH and LEACH-CC Protocol with Cryptographic Algorithms in Wireless Sensor Networks

• Published in: IUP journal of telecommunications 2021-02, Vol.13 (1), p.7-24
• Main Authors: Verma, Deepika, Gamad, R S, Nihlani, Neelu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Algorithms; Clustering; Communication; Cryptography; Curves; Data compression; Digital signatures; Energy consumption; Energy dissipation; Nodes; Receivers & amplifiers; Sensors; Wireless networks; Wireless sensor networks
• ISSN: 0975-5551

In Wireless Sensor Network (WSN), the life span depends on the energy consumption of the sensor node by reducing the energy consumption of each node, which in turn increases the lifetime of the network. Clustering with data aggregation is an effective technique to reduce the energy consumption. Besides prolonging the network lifetime, fulfilling security requirements is vital as wireless sensor nodes are generally applied in crucial application where security plays an important role. Sensor nodes are prone to node compromise and different attacks, so security issues are extremely important while communicating over the internet. The paper deals with the implementation of Low-Energy Adaptive Clustering Hierarchy (LEACH) and LEACH-CC protocol individually and with cryptographic algorithms Rivest Shamir Adleman (RSA), ElGamal and Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) in MATLAB. We also developed a program for encrypting and decrypting text files.