Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A collaborative defense protocol against collaborative attacks in wireless mesh networks Subject The topic of the resource Collaborative attack; Connection flooding; Handshake-based; Regular packets; Request packets Description An account of the resource Wireless mesh network is an evolving next generation multi-hop broadband wireless technology. Collaborative attacks are more severe at the transport layer of such networks where the transmission control protocol's three-way handshake process is affected with the intention to bring the network down by denying its services. In this paper, we propose a novel collaborative defense protocol (CDP) which uses a handshake-based verification process and a collaborative flood detection and reaction process to effectively carry out the defense. This protocol presents a group of monitors that collaboratively entail in defending the attack; thus reduces the burden on a single monitor. Moreover, this paper proposes a novel transport layer post-connection flooding attack that occurs after establishing a TCP connection and we show that CDP can detect and mitigate this attack. The CDP protocol has been implemented in Java and its performance has been evaluated using essential metrics. We show that CDP is efficient and reliable and it can identify the attack before any major damage has occurred. Copyright 2021 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jingle I.D.J.; Paul P.M. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived International Journal of Enterprise Network Management, Vol-12, No. 3, pp. 199-220. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Inderscience Publishers Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1504/IJENM.2021.118055" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1504/IJENM.2021.118055</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85117198695&amp;doi=10.1504%2FIJENM.2021.118055&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=39e2ab6692c6bcaf2d623e03cd1cdf66" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85117198695&amp;doi=10.1504%2fIJENM.2021.118055&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=39e2ab6692c6bcaf2d623e03cd1cdf66</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 17481252 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Jingle I.D.J., Department of Computer Science and Engineering, CHRIST University, Bangalore, India; Paul P.M., Department of Information Technology, Alliance College of Engineering and Design, Alliance University, Bangalore, India