Novel Dynamic Defense Strategies in Networked Control Systems under Stochastic Jamming Attacks

Hana Mejdi () and Tahar Ezzedine
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Hana Mejdi: Laboratory of Systems Communications Sys’Com, National Engineering School of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis 7000, Tunisia
Tahar Ezzedine: Laboratory of Systems Communications Sys’Com, National Engineering School of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis 7000, Tunisia

Mathematics, 2024, vol. 12, issue 13, 1-14

Abstract: In contemporary networked control systems (NCSs), ensuring robust and adaptive security measures against dynamic threats like jamming attacks is crucial. These attacks can disrupt the control signals, leading to degraded performance or even catastrophic failures. This paper introduces a novel approach to enhance NCS security by applying stochastic game theory to model and resolve interactions between a defender and a jammer. We develop a two-player zero-sum game where the defender employs mixed strategies to minimize the expected cost of maintaining system stability and control effectiveness in the face of potential jamming. Our model discretizes the state space and employs backward induction to dynamically update the value functions associated with various system states, reflecting the ongoing adjustment of strategies in response to the adversary’s actions. Utilizing linear programming in MATLAB, we optimize the defender’s mixed strategies to systematically mitigate the impact of jamming. The results from extensive simulations demonstrate the efficacy of our proposed strategies in attack scenarios, indicating a substantial enhancement in the resilience and performance of NCSs against jamming attacks. Specifically, the proposed method improved network state stability by 75 % , reducing the fluctuation range by over 50 % compared with systems without defense mechanisms. This study not only advances the theoretical framework for security in NCSs but also provides practical insights for the design of resilient control systems under uncertainty.

Keywords: networked control systems; jamming attacks; zero-sum game; linear programming (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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