Distinctiveness of Manet and its Security Issues: A Review

Abstract

Manet is a wireless network that has a group of nodes that can move in any direction. Manets do not have a particular infrastructure. So, they are not controlled by a central system. The autonomous nodes have arbitrary movement inside the network which can create momentary dynamic network. Because of this, the topology of the network often changes. Manets are nowadays used for commercial purposes due to their distinguishing properties. But these networks have to face a lot of security related issues. Also Manet has restricted bandwidth, dynamic topology and has to share the wireless medium. Because of the usage of shared medium, security challenges has become a primary concern to provide secure communication. The aim of the paper is to provide a complete knowledge about the various routing protocols used, characteristics of Manet and security issues the network has. To achieve our aim, literature survey is done and the related information is collected. In order to provide a secure communication in manet, attacks should be recognized
and prevented.