Accession Number:

ADA614712

Title:

Robust Satellite Communications Under Hostile Interference

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. 3 apr 2013-30 Nov 2014

Corporate Author:

VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND STATE UNIV BLACKSBURG

Personal Author(s):

• Lichtman, Marc
• Reed, Jeffrey

Report Date:

2015-01-08

Pagination or Media Count:

50.0

Abstract:

In this report, we investigate a strategy to avoid or mitigate reactive forms of jamming using a reinforcement learning approach. The mitigation strategy focuses on finding an effective channel hopping and idling pattern to maximize link throughput. We also analyze the feasibility of reactive jamming including repeater jamming in a satellite communications scenario, and propose a countermeasure that takes advantage of the constraints associated with reactive jamming.

Descriptors:

• *SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
• CHANNELS
• COUNTERMEASURES
• INTERFERENCE
• JAMMING
• LEARNING
• REPEATERS
• SCENARIOS
• SPACE COMMUNICATIONS
• STRATEGY
• THROUGHPUT

Subject Categories:

• Radio Communications

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE