Hen maternalcare inspired optimization framework for attack detection in wireless smart grid network

Abstract

In  the  power  grid, communication  networks play  an  important  role  in exchanging    smart    grid-based    information.    In    contrast    to    wired communication,  wireless  communication  offers  many  benefits  in  terms  of easy setup connections and low-cost high-speed links. Conversely, wireless communications are commonly more vulnerable to security threats than wired ones. All power equipment devices and appliances in thesmart distribution grid (SDG) are communicated through wireless networks only. Most security research focuses on keeping the SDG network from different types of attacks. The denial-of-service (DoS)attack is consuming more energy in the network leads  to  a  permanent  breakdown  of  memory.  This  work  proposes  a  new metaheuristic optimization inspired by maternal care of hen to their children called   hen   maternal   care (HMCO) inspired   optimization.   The   HMCO algorithm  mimics  the  care  shown  by  hen  for  their  children  in  nature.  The mother hen is always watchful and protects its chicks against predators. All chickens utilize different calls to designate flying predators like falcons and owls from ground seekers like foxes and coyotes, showing that they can both survey a danger and advise different chickens how to set themselves up. Our method shows greater performance among other standard algorithms.