Using Application of Dezert- Smarandache Theory on a new framework for protecting MANET

The article presents a concept of Dezert-Smarandache theory application for enhancing security in tactical mobile adhoc network. Tactical MANET, due to its specification, requires collection and processing of information from different sources of diverse security and trust metrics. The authors specify the needs for building a node’s situational awareness and identify data sources used for calculations of trust metrics. They provide some examples of related works and present their own conception of Dezert-Smarandache theory applicability for trust evaluation in mobile hostile environment. Keywordssituational awareness, trust, inference methods, tactical MANET, security, Dezert-Smarandache theory