Link-layer jamming attacks on S-MAC

Y.W. Law; Pieter H. Hartel; Jeremy den Hartog; Paul J.M. Havinga

doi:10.1109/EWSN.2005.1462013

Link-layer jamming attacks on S-MAC

Y.W. Law, Pieter H. Hartel, Jeremy den Hartog, Paul J.M. Havinga

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Abstract

We argue that among denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, link-layer jamming is a more attractive option to attackers than radio jamming is. By exploiting the semantics of the link-layer protocol (aka MAC protocol), an attacker can achieve better efficiency than blindly jamming the radio signals alone. We investigate some jamming attacks of S-MAC, what level of effectiveness and efficiency the attack can potentially achieve, and what countermeasures can be implemented against these attacks.

Original language	Undefined
Title of host publication	2nd European Workshop on Wireless Sensor Networks (EWSN)
Place of Publication	Los Alamitos, California
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	217-225
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	0-7803-8801-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EWSN.2005.1462013
Publication status	Published - Jan 2005
Event	2nd European Workshop on Wireless Sensor Networks, EWSN 2005 - Hyatt Regency, Istanbul, Turkey Duration: 31 Jan 2005 → 2 Feb 2005 Conference number: 2

Publication series

Name
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society Press

Conference

Conference	2nd European Workshop on Wireless Sensor Networks, EWSN 2005
Abbreviated title	EWSN
Country/Territory	Turkey
City	Istanbul
Period	31/01/05 → 2/02/05
Other	31 Jan. - 2 Feb. 2005

Keywords

EWI-703
IR-54505
METIS-228761
SCS-Cybersecurity

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10.1109/EWSN.2005.1462013

http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/EWSN.2005.1462013

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