ICCA: Independent Multi-Agent Algorithm for Distributed Jamming Scheduling

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Authors: Wenpeng Wu, Zhenhua Wei, Haiyang You, Zhaoguang Zhang, Chenxi Li, Jianwei Zhan, Shan Zhao
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Abstract

In extreme scenarios, to prevent the leakage of jamming coordination information, the jammers must proactively terminate their communication functions and implement jamming resource scheduling via Non-Networked Cooperation. However, current research on this non-networked jamming approach is relatively limited. Furthermore, existing algorithms either rely on networked interactions or lack cognitive strategies for the surrounding communication countermeasure situation. For example, they fail to adapt to dynamic changes in electromagnetic noise and struggle to determine jamming effectiveness, leading to low jamming efficiency and severe energy waste in non-networked scenarios. To address this issue, this paper establishes a game process and corresponding algorithm for non-networked communication countermeasures and designs cognitive, cooperative, and scheduling strategies for individual jammers. Meanwhile, a novel performance metric called the “Overall Communication Suppression Ratio (OCSR)” is proposed. This metric quantifies the relationship between “sustained full-suppression duration” and “ operating duration of the jamming system,” overcoming the defect that traditional metrics cannot evaluate the dynamic jamming effectiveness in non-networked scenarios. Experimental results indicate that although the OCSR of the proposed Intelligent Concentric Circle Algorithm (ICCA) is significantly lower than that of the Full-Power Jamming Algorithm (FPJA), ICCA extends the operating duration of the jamming system by 4.8%. This achieves non-uniform power setting of jammers, enabling flexible and dynamic jamming in non-networked scenarios and retaining more battery capacity for jammers after overall jamming failure.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Security in Wireless Sensor Networks Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks Mobile Ad Hoc Networks

Publication details

Journal / source
Algorithms
Publisher
MDPI AG
Volume
19
Issue
1
Pages
73–73
Publication date
15 January 2026
Language
EN