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Adversarial Training for Jamming-Robust Channel Estimation in OFDM Systems

Mendonca, Marcele O.K.
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Diniz, Paulo S.R.
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Morales, Javier Maroto  
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2024
IEEE Open Journal of Signal Processing

Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) is widely used to mitigate inter-symbol interference (ISI) from multipath fading. However, the open nature of wireless OFDM systems makes them vulnerable to jamming attacks. In this context, pilot jamming is critical as it focuses on corrupting the symbols used for channel estimation and equalization, degrading the system performance. Although neural networks (NNs) can improve channel estimation and mitigate pilot jamming penalty, they are also themselves susceptible to malicious perturbations known as adversarial examples. If the jamming attack is crafted in order to fool the NN, it represents an adversarial example that impairs the proper behavior of OFDM systems. In this work, we explore two machine learning (ML)-based jamming strategies that are especially intended to degrade the performance of ML-based channel estimators, in addition to a traditional Additive White Gaussian Noise (AWGN) jamming attack. These ML-based attacks create noise patterns designed to reduce the precision of the channel estimation process, thereby compromising the reliability and robustness of the communication system. We highlight the vulnerabilities of wireless communication systems to ML-based pilot jamming attacks that corrupts symbols used for channel estimation, leading to system performance degradation. To mitigate these threats, this paper proposes an adversarial training defense mechanism desined to counter jamming attacks. The effectiveness of this defense is validated through simulation results, demonstrating improved channel estimation performance in the presence of jamming attacks. The proposed defense methods aim to enhance the resilience of OFDM systems against pilot jamming attacks, ensuring more robust communication in wireless environments.

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research article
DOI
10.1109/OJSP.2024.3453176
Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85203428685

Author(s)
Mendonca, Marcele O.K.

University of Luxembourg

Diniz, Paulo S.R.

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Morales, Javier Maroto  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Frossard, Pascal  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Date Issued

2024

Published in
IEEE Open Journal of Signal Processing
Volume

5

Start page

1031

End page

1041

Subjects

adversarial training

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channel-estimation

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machine-learning

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OFDM

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Pilot jamming attacks

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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EPFL

EPFL units
LTS4  
FunderFunding(s)Grant NumberGrant URL

Armasuisse Science and Technology

CAPES

Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships for Foreign Students

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January 24, 2025
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