An Efficient Anomaly Detection Framework for Wireless Sensor Networks Using Markov Process

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2511.00481v1
• Date: Sat, 01 Nov 2025 10:19:00 GMT
• Title: An Efficient Anomaly Detection Framework for Wireless Sensor Networks Using Markov Process
• Authors: Rahul Mishra, Sudhanshu Kumar Jha, Omar Faruq Osama, Bishnu Bhusal, Sneha Sudhakaran, Naresh Kshetri,
• Abstract summary: A lightweight and interpretable anomaly detection framework based on a first order Markov chain model has been proposed.<n>The proposed framework was validated using the Intel Berkeley Research Lab dataset.
• Score: 2.5777932046298786
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Wireless Sensor Networks forms the backbone of modern cyber physical systems used in various applications such as environmental monitoring, healthcare monitoring, industrial automation, and smart infrastructure. Ensuring the reliability of data collected through these networks is essential as these data may contain anomalies due to many reasons such as sensor faults, environmental disturbances, or malicious intrusions. In this paper a lightweight and interpretable anomaly detection framework based on a first order Markov chain model has been proposed. The method discretizes continuous sensor readings into finite states and models the temporal dynamics of sensor transitions through a transition probability matrix. Anomalies are detected when observed transitions occur with probabilities below a computed threshold, allowing for real time detection without labeled data or intensive computation. The proposed framework was validated using the Intel Berkeley Research Lab dataset, as a case study on indoor environmental monitoring demonstrates its capability to identify thermal spikes, voltage related faults, and irregular temperature fluctuations with high precision. Comparative analysis with Z score, Hidden Markov Model, and Auto encoder based methods shows that the proposed Markov based framework achieves a balanced trade-off between accuracy, F1 score is 0.86, interoperability, and computational efficiency. The systems scalability and low resource footprint highlight its suitability for large-scale and real time anomaly detection in WSN deployments.

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