Lightweight attacks against channel assignment protocols in MIMC wireless networks

Qijun Gu, Meng Yu, Wanyu Zang, Peng Liu

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Abstract

Although multi-interface multi-channel (MIMC) wireless networks have drawn much attention, they are susceptible to various attacks. This paper describes three new types of attacks against a variety of channel assignment protocols: utilization-based conflict attack, link break attack, and denial-of-data attack. These attacks exploit the vulnerabilities arising from the inherent properties of channel assignment protocols in MIMC wireless networks. Analysis and simulation show that the identified attacks are not only very lightweight in attacking but also devastating to the connectivity, throughput, and availability of the MIMC wireless networks.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2011 IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC 2011
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2 2011
Event2011 IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC 2011 - Kyoto, Japan
Duration: Jun 5 2011Jun 9 2011

Publication series

NameIEEE International Conference on Communications
ISSN (Print)0536-1486

Other

Other2011 IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC 2011
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityKyoto
Period6/5/116/9/11

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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