WS³N: Wireless Secure SDN-Based Communication for Sensor Networks

Table 1

Comparison between related works.

	SB protocol	Neighbor & Controller discovery	Reconnection	Crypto	Node admission & Key exchange	Implementation
[9]	OF-based	Not informed	Not discussed	OF-based TLS	OF-based TLS	None
[8]	OF-based	Not informed	Not discussed	OF-based TLS	OF-based TLS	Custom simulator
[14]	OF-based	Not informed	Not discussed	OF-based TLS	OF-based TLS	NS3
[15]	OF-based	Not informed	Not discussed	OF-based TLS	OF-based TLS	None
[11]	Own spec	CTP	Not discussed	None	None	TinyOS
[10]	Own spec	Own protocol	Not discussed	None	None	Contiki
[16]	Own spec	Broadcast/ flooding	Not discussed	Yes	None	Custom simulator
[17]	Not informed	Not informed	Not discussed	None	None	None
[18]	Own spec	based on MAC	Not discussed	Yes	None	None
[19]	Not informed	Not informed	Not discussed	Mentions, not detailed	None	None
[20]	Not informed	Not informed	Not discussed	None	None	None
[21]	Not informed	Not informed	Not discussed	Mentions, not detailed	Mentions, not detailed	None
[22]	Not informed	Not informed	Not discussed	Mentions, not detailed	Certificate based	None
[23, 24]	Own spec	replaceable	Not discussed	Mentions, not detailed	Mentions, not detailed	Contiki
	Own spec	6lowpan ND	Discussed	Yes	Yes	Contiki