Research Article

A Novel Edge-Based Trust Management System for the Smart City Environment Using Eigenvector Analysis

Table 2

Event-based score allotment: indirect trust.

EventsScore

Leaving a cluster without notifying the edge node−1
Leaving the cluster in a proper way+1
Violation of node joining procedure−1
Approved node joining+1
Residual energy−1 or +1
Based on acknowledgment−1 or +1