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

Table 1

List of acronyms.

Acronyms	Description
BS	Base station
CA	Central authority
CHs	Cluster heads
CV	Current value
DoS	Denial of service
ETD-LEACH	Energy temperature degree-low energy-adaptive clustering hierarchy
ETH-LEACH	Energy threshold-low energy-adaptive clustering hierarchy
HT	Hard threshold
IoTs	Internet of things
MITM	Man-in-the-middle
ONs	Ordinary nodes
PDR	Packet delivery ratio
PoA	Proof of authority
PoW	Proof of work
RMCV	Real-time message content validation
SHA-256	Secure hashing algorithm-256
ST	Soft threshold
WSNs	Wireless sensor networks
	Conflict
	Exponential function
	Type of message
	Group of ONs
	Information
	Location of sender
	Location of receiver
	Probability of ONs
	Nodes
CV	Current sensed value