Jamming and anti-jamming techniques in wireless networks: A survey

International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 197-215

  Grover, Kanika ^a   Lim, Alvin ^a   Yang, Qing ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Idaho National Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti jamming; Categorisation of jammers; Countermeasure for jamming; Detection of jammers; Jamming; Localising jammers; Placement of jammers; Wireless networks

Indexed keywords

DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK; SECURITY SYSTEMS; SURVEYS; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

ANTI-JAMMING; DENIAL OF SERVICE; DETECTION SCHEME; JAMMERS; MALICIOUS NODES; PLACEMENT STRATEGY; RESEARCH PROBLEMS; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES;

JAMMING;

EID: 84919822418     PISSN: 17438225     EISSN: 17438233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJAHUC.2014.066419     Document Type: Article

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