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Title | ||
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Measures and Countermeasures for Null Frequency Jamming of On-Demand Routing Protocols in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks |
Abstract | ||
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Distributed network protocols operate similar to periodic state machines, utilizing internal states and timers for network coordination, which creates opportunities for carefully engineered radio jamming to target the protocol operating periods and disrupt network communications. Such periodic attacks targeting specific protocol period/frequency of operation is referred to as Null Frequency Jamming (NFJ). Our hypothesis is that NFJ is a pervasive phenomenon in dynamic systems, including wireless ad-hoc networks. This paper aims to test the hypothesis by investigating NFJ targeted at the on-demand routing protocols for ad-hoc networks. Our mathematical analysis and simulation results show substantial degradation in end-to-end network throughput at certain null periods/frequencies, where the jamming periodicity self-synchronizes with the route-recovery cycle. We also study an effective countermeasure, randomized route-recovery periods, for eliminating the presence of predictable null frequencies and mitigating the impact of NFJ. Our analytical model and simulation results validate the effectiveness of randomized route recovery with appropriately chosen randomization ranges. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2012 | 10.1109/TWC.2012.092112.110678 | IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
ad hoc networks,jamming,mathematical analysis,routing protocols,NFJ,distributed network protocol,end-to-end network throughput,jamming periodicity,mathematical analysis,network communication,network coordination,null frequency jamming,null period,on-demand routing protocol,operation frequency,periodic attack,periodic state machine,protocol operating period,radio jamming,route-recovery cycle,route-recovery period,wireless ad hoc network,Wireless ad hoc networks,denial of service (DoS),radio jamming,routing protocols | Hazy Sighted Link State Routing Protocol,Link-state routing protocol,Dynamic Source Routing,Computer science,Computer network,Ad hoc wireless distribution service,Wireless Routing Protocol,Optimized Link State Routing Protocol,Wireless ad hoc network,Routing protocol,Distributed computing | Journal |
Volume | Issue | ISSN |
11 | 11 | 1536-1276 |
Citations | PageRank | References |
3 | 0.39 | 6 |
Authors | ||
4 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahesh Balakrishnan | 1 | 1132 | 57.92 |
| Huang, H. | 2 | 102 | 7.63 |
| Rafael Asorey-Cacheda | 3 | 43 | 9.69 |
| Sudip Misra | 4 | 2471 | 200.95 |