Exploiting Blockchain and RMCV-Based Malicious Node Detection in ETD-LEACH for Wireless Sensor Networks

Algorithm 2

RMCV-ETD-LEACH protocol.

1: Deployment of nodes and BS

2: Degree of nodes

3: Fordo

4: Fordo

5:  Ifthen

6:   Find distance of the nodes

7:   Ifthen

8:    Add index of the nodes

9:   End if

10:  End if

11: End for

12: End for

13: Fordo

14: Fordo

15:  Check the nodes’ neighbors

16:  Ifthen

17:   

18:  Else

19:   

20:  End if

21: End for

22: End for

23: Fordo

24: Fordo

25:  Ifthen

26:   All nodes will die

27:  End if

28:  Ifthen

29:   First node dies

30:  End if

31:  Ifthen

32:   Half nodes die

33:  End if

34:  Ifthen

35:   Full nodes die

36:  End if

37: End for

38: Fordo

39:  On the basis of nodes’ degree, CHs are selected

40:  If

 then

41:   Ifthen

42:    

43:    Ifthen

44:     Perform CHs’ selection

45:     Send data packets

46:    End if

47:   End if

48:  End if

49: End for

50: Calculate content similarity of data packets using Equation (2)

51: Calculate content conflict using Equation (3)

52: Calculate path similarity using Equation (3)

53: Calculate final trust using Equation (3)

54: End for