Fault Sensor Detection and Authentication Mechanism for Improving Quality of Services in Smart Homes

Smart city improves the welfare of the citizens using information and communication technology. The Smart city also helps to increase the efficiency of government operations as well as the quality of government operations. Smart homes are an integral component of a smart city, empowering individual home owners to contribute a sustainable and livable urban environment. A Smart home uses various Internet of Things (IoT) sensors. Sensors are critical components of the system because they collect valuable informations and the accompanying communication networks that convey the data in real-time. The precise values measured by sensors indicate the sort of regulating measure that must be done. Malfunction will likely lead to a fluctuation in the measured value of sensors, which will have an impact on the smart home’s overall optimization. It is therefore essential to determine if all of the sensors attached to a smart home system are functioning properly as a result of this. Furthermore, the data measured from the sensor must be confirmed to ensure that it is received from the actual device. Data hacking by another device may cause unintended complications. Thus, in this chapter, we propose a fault sensor detection and authentication mechanism for improving the quality of services in smart homes. This chapter presents a fault identification mechanism of various sensors that help to resolve the fault and get the proper and enough information for various services. Further, our chapter validates the data source which helps to improve the data integrity.