Intelligent Cluster Head Selection with Trust Computation in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
Hussein M. Hariz, Mohammed I. Hashim, Dayanand Lal N, Waleed Hadi Madhloom Kurdi, Fatima Hashim, Ismael Aswad Madlool · 2025
In the Mobile Ad hoc Network (MANET), in recent times a centralized administrative mechanism has been introduced to achieve a highly flexible and cost-effective network model with the presence of multi-hop data transmission. To achieve high reliability during data transfer among the mobile devices, it is very essential to reduce the power utilization and delay at each instant of the time period. For that purpose, in this article an intelligent cluster head selection mechanism (ICHCM) is introduced with the presence of a trust computation model. Due to this process, the efficiency of the individual devices is introduced, even when traveling in a complex environment. This mobile network is experimented with in the software Ns2 and the perimeters that are involved in the simulation process are data delivery ratio, network throughput, routing overhead, and energy consumption. Experimentation has given better performance for the ICHCM in terms of delivery ratio and throughput when compared with the earlier baseline methodologies.