Evaluating Defence Schemes Against Jamming in Vehicle Platoon Networks

This paper studies Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), Vehicular Ad hoc Networks (VANETs) and their role in future transport. It focuses on prevention, detection and mitigation of denial of service attacks in a vehicle platoon. We evaluate the physical workings of a vehicle platoon as well as the wireless communication between the vehicles and the possibility of malicious interference. Defence methods against jamming attacks are implemented and tested. These include methods for interference reduction, data redundancy and warning systems based on on-board vehicle sensors. The results presented are positive and the defences successful in increasing a vehicle platoon's resiliency to attacks.