Modeling and simulation of secure wireless sensor network

In this paper we present a methodology to model and simulate jamming attack in Wireless Sensor Networks. The Wireless Sensor Network is described using the MARTE profile. In the UML/MARTE models Wireless Sensor Network is specified, defining the nodes that composed the network and characterizing the communication established among these nodes in the network. There are numerous ways to attack a Wireless Network. In this paper we study these techniques and propose alternative methods to simulate these attacks using a virtual simulator framework based on native HW/SW simulation methodology. Bearing in mind the emerging market in Wireless Sensor Network technology and its high vulnerability to attacks, it is important to provide new simulation techniques that allow the developer to obtain estimations in early stages of system design.