Jamming the underwater: A game-theoretic analysis of energy-depleting jamming attacks

Alberto Signori; Chiara Pielli; Federico Chiariotti; Marco Giordani; Filippo Campagnaro; Nicola Laurenti; Michele Zorzi

doi:10.1145/3366486.3366546

Jamming the underwater: A game-theoretic analysis of energy-depleting jamming attacks

Alberto Signori, Chiara Pielli, Federico Chiariotti, Marco Giordani, Filippo Campagnaro, Nicola Laurenti, Michele Zorzi

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Abstract

Underwater sensor networks can be employed in both military and environmental remote coastal monitoring applications, such as enemy targeting and identification, and tsunami prevention. Jamming can be a serious issue in these networks, typically composed by battery-powered nodes, as an attacker can not only disrupt packet delivery, but also reduce the lifetime of energy-constrained nodes. In this work, we consider a malicious jammer with the dual objective of preventing communication and depleting the battery of a targeted underwater sensor node. The jammed node may use packet-level coding as a countermeasure against the attack, so as to increase its chances of correctly delivering its information to the legitimate receiver. We model this scenario as a multistage game, derive the optimal long-term strategies for both sides, and evaluate how the position of the jammer affects the communication of the legitimate network.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the International Conference on Underwater Networks and Systems, WUWNET 2019
Publisher	ICST
Publication date	23 Oct 2019
Article number	a40
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450377409
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3366486.3366546
Publication status	Published - 23 Oct 2019
Externally published	Yes
Event	2019 International Conference on Underwater Networks and Systems, WUWNET 2019 - Atlanta, United States Duration: 23 Oct 2019 → 25 Oct 2019

Conference

Conference	2019 International Conference on Underwater Networks and Systems, WUWNET 2019
Country/Territory	United States
City	Atlanta
Period	23/10/2019 → 25/10/2019
Sponsor	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Series	PervasiveHealth: Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare
ISSN	2153-1633

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Funding Information:
This work was partially supported by the Bundeswehr Technical Center for Ships and Naval Weapons, Maritime Technology and Research (WTD 71), Kiel, Germany.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 ACM.

Keywords

Block code
Game theory
Jamming
Security in underwater networks
Underwater acoustic networks

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Signori A, Pielli C, Chiariotti F, Giordani M, Campagnaro F, Laurenti N et al. Jamming the underwater: A game-theoretic analysis of energy-depleting jamming attacks. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Underwater Networks and Systems, WUWNET 2019. ICST. 2019. a40. (PervasiveHealth: Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare). doi: 10.1145/3366486.3366546

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