Research Article

Energy-Aware Distributed Isolation Method Against Resource Consumption Attacks for Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks: E-DIP

Number: Advanced Online Publication Early Pub Date: July 24, 2026
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Energy-Aware Distributed Isolation Method Against Resource Consumption Attacks for Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks: E-DIP

Abstract

This study proposes the Energy-Aware Distributed Isolation Protocol (E-DIP) against Resource Depletion attacks that rapidlydrain the energy of battery-powered nodes in MANETs. Unlike traditional detection approaches, E-DIP provides a distributedreactive architecture that isolates malicious nodes at the neighborhood level immediately after detection, preventing malicioustraffic propagation while reducing unnecessary processing and energy consumption. The protocol maintains security with lowcomputational cost through lightweight early authentication and blacklist dissemination. E-DIP was evaluated under differentattack scenarios in the NS-3 simulation environment using per-node energy consumption, network lifetime, and isolationsuccess metrics. The results show that E-DIP reduces per-node energy consumption to 50.96 mJ in a dense 50-node network,achieving 46.1% energy savings compared with standard AODV while extending network lifetime by 85.5%. In the 100-nodescenario, where standard AODV collapses because of severe broadcast storms, E-DIP remains operational, preserves networkintegrity, and records an average per-node energy consumption of 138.0 mJ. These findings demonstrate the effectiveness ofcombining reactive isolation with lightweight security mechanisms for sustaining network lifetime in mission-critical MANETs.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Information Security and Cryptology, Cryptography

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

July 24, 2026

Publication Date

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Submission Date

February 24, 2026

Acceptance Date

July 5, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Number: Advanced Online Publication

APA
Gülüşen, M., & Kara, M. (2026). Energy-Aware Distributed Isolation Method Against Resource Consumption Attacks for Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks: E-DIP. Savunma Bilimleri Dergisi, Advanced Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.17134/khosbd.1896866
AMA
1.Gülüşen M, Kara M. Energy-Aware Distributed Isolation Method Against Resource Consumption Attacks for Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks: E-DIP. Savunma Bilimleri Dergisi. 2026;(Advanced Online Publication). doi:10.17134/khosbd.1896866
Chicago
Gülüşen, Mehmet, and Mustafa Kara. 2026. “Energy-Aware Distributed Isolation Method Against Resource Consumption Attacks for Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks: E-DIP”. Savunma Bilimleri Dergisi, no. Advanced Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.17134/khosbd.1896866.
EndNote
Gülüşen M, Kara M (July 1, 2026) Energy-Aware Distributed Isolation Method Against Resource Consumption Attacks for Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks: E-DIP. Savunma Bilimleri Dergisi Advanced Online Publication
IEEE
[1]M. Gülüşen and M. Kara, “Energy-Aware Distributed Isolation Method Against Resource Consumption Attacks for Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks: E-DIP”, Savunma Bilimleri Dergisi, no. Advanced Online Publication, July 2026, doi: 10.17134/khosbd.1896866.
ISNAD
Gülüşen, Mehmet - Kara, Mustafa. “Energy-Aware Distributed Isolation Method Against Resource Consumption Attacks for Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks: E-DIP”. Savunma Bilimleri Dergisi. Advanced Online Publication (July 1, 2026). https://doi.org/10.17134/khosbd.1896866.
JAMA
1.Gülüşen M, Kara M. Energy-Aware Distributed Isolation Method Against Resource Consumption Attacks for Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks: E-DIP. Savunma Bilimleri Dergisi. 2026. doi:10.17134/khosbd.1896866.
MLA
Gülüşen, Mehmet, and Mustafa Kara. “Energy-Aware Distributed Isolation Method Against Resource Consumption Attacks for Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks: E-DIP”. Savunma Bilimleri Dergisi, no. Advanced Online Publication, July 2026, doi:10.17134/khosbd.1896866.
Vancouver
1.Mehmet Gülüşen, Mustafa Kara. Energy-Aware Distributed Isolation Method Against Resource Consumption Attacks for Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks: E-DIP. Savunma Bilimleri Dergisi. 2026 Jul. 1;(Advanced Online Publication). doi:10.17134/khosbd.1896866