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Prioritizing Network-On-Chip Routers for Countermeasure Techniques against Flooding Denial-of-Service Attacks: A Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Approach

Ahmed Abbas Jasim Al-Hchaimi¹, Yousif Raad Muhsen^2,3,*, Wisam Hazim Gwad⁴, Entisar Soliman Alkayal⁵, Riyadh Rahef Nuiaa Al Ogaili⁶, Zaid Abdi Alkareem Alyasseri^7,8, Alhamzah Alnoor⁹

1 Department of Electromechanical Systems Engineering, Thi-Qar Technical College, Southern Technical University, Basra, 61001, Iraq
2 Department of Civil Engineering, Wasit University, Al Kut, 52001, Wasit, Iraq
3 Technical Engineering College, Al-Ayen University, Thi-Qar, 64001, Iraq
4 Department of Artificial Intelligence Engineering, College of Engineering, Alnoor University, Ninavah, 41012, Iraq
5 Information Technology Department, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology at Rabigh King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 22230, Saudi Arabia
6 Department of Computer Science, College of Computer Science and Information Technology, Wasit University, Al kut, 52001, Wasit, Iraq
7 Information Technology Research and Development Center, University of Kufa, Najaf, 54001, Iraq
8 College of Engineering, University of Warith Al-Anbiyaa, Karbala, 56001, Iraq
9 Management Department, College of Business Administration (COBA), A’Sharqiyah University (ASU), Ibra, 400, Oman

* Corresponding Author: Yousif Raad Muhsen. Email:

Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences 2025, 142(3), 2661-2689. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmes.2025.061318

Received 22 November 2024; Accepted 02 February 2025; Issue published 03 March 2025

Abstract

The implementation of Countermeasure Techniques (CTs) in the context of Network-On-Chip (NoC) based Multiprocessor System-On-Chip (MPSoC) routers against the Flooding Denial-of-Service Attack (F-DoSA) falls under Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) due to the three main concerns, called: traffic variations, multiple evaluation criteria-based traffic features, and prioritization NoC routers as an alternative. In this study, we propose a comprehensive evaluation of various NoC traffic features to identify the most efficient routers under the F-DoSA scenarios. Consequently, an MCDM approach is essential to address these emerging challenges. While the recent MCDM approach has some issues, such as uncertainty, this study utilizes Fuzzy-Weighted Zero-Inconsistency (FWZIC) to estimate the criteria weight values and Fuzzy Decision by Opinion Score Method (FDOSM) for ranking the routers with fuzzy Single-valued Neutrosophic under names (SvN-FWZIC and SvN-FDOSM) to overcome the ambiguity. The results obtained by using the SvN-FWZIC method indicate that the Max packet count has the highest importance among the evaluated criteria, with a weighted score of 0.1946. In contrast, the Hop count is identified as the least significant criterion, with a weighted score of 0.1090. The remaining criteria fall within a range of intermediate importance, with enqueue time scoring 0.1845, packet count decremented and traversal index scoring 0.1262, packet count incremented scoring 0.1124, and packet count index scoring 0.1472. In terms of ranking, SvN-FDOSM has two approaches: individual and group. Both the individual and group ranking processes show that (Router 4) is the most effective router, while (Router 3) is the lowest router under F-DoSA. The sensitivity analysis provides a high stability in ranking among all 10 scenarios. This approach offers essential feedback in making proper decisions in the design of countermeasure techniques in the domain of NoC-based MPSoC.

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