Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) technology is one of the most essential Internet of things technologies. It is utilized efficiently in a variety of real-world applications, including healthcare, environmental monitoring, tracking, etc. WSNs are composed of sensor nodes with restricted resources. However, the communication between WSN components is not secure. Therefore, it is necessary to build efficient and lightweight cryptographic algorithms to secure shared data. Our paper comprises proposes a secure protocol called grasshopper optimization algorithm routing protocol (GOARP) with a lightweight encryption method in each sensor called rivest cipher 5 (RC5) to enhance network efficiency and simulation in terms of power consumption, required memory space, and computational time. Subsequently, the network lifetime result achieved in the proposed method is about (70%) more than in GOA elliptic curve cryptographic and Diffie Hellman (GOA-ECCDH).

Computer networks are used more frequently for time-sensitive applications like voice over internet protocol and other communications. In computer networks, quality of service (QoS) can be crucial since it makes it easier to assess a network's performance and offers mechanisms for enhancing its performance. As a result, understanding the QoS provided by networks is essential for both network users and service providers to assess how well the transmission requirements of different applications are satisfied and to implement improvements to network performance. Next-generation monitoring systems must not only detect network performance deterioration instantly but also pinpoint the underlying cause of quality of service problems to achieve strict network standards. A brand-new fuzzy logic-based algorithm is suggested as a solution to this issue. Thus, the proposed approach was evaluated and compared with probabilistic neural networks (PNN) and Bayesian classification, as well as network performance measurement, latency, jitter, and packet loss. All approaches correctly classified the QoS categories, although generally, the fuzzy approach outperformed PNN and Bayesian. An improved comprehension of the network performance is acquired by precisely determining its QoS.Povzetek: Razvit je nov algoritem za odkrivanje vzroka za poslabšano kvaliteto storive v omrežjih.