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Assessing Time-Scale-Dependent Interference Vulnerabilities in Wireless Communications

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Michelle Pirrone, Jordan Bernhardt, Adam Wunderlich

Abstract

We demonstrate a general-purpose approach to evaluate interference immunity at the transmitter (data payload source) of a 'closed-box' wireless communication system over different time-scales. Specifically, using a consumer off-the-shelf point-to-point microwave link operating in the unlicensed U-NII-5 6GHz band as the victim system, we assess the impact of injected pulse-modulated noise with various duty cycle periods on the transmit side of a communication link. Observed distributions of link throughput show performance degradation and multimodal behaviors that are problematic for critical applications where a minimum data throughput is desired or required to maintain a given quality of service. In addition, impacts from pulse-modulated noise are observed to induce excessive impacts as compared to constant additive white Gaussian noise with the same average power, highlighting vulnerabilities on different time-scales.
Proceedings Title
Proceedings of IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) 2024
Conference Dates
August 5-9, 2024
Conference Location
Phoenix, AZ, US
Conference Title
IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
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Conferences

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Pirrone, M. , Bernhardt, J. and Wunderlich, A. (2024), Assessing Time-Scale-Dependent Interference Vulnerabilities in Wireless Communications, Proceedings of IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) 2024, Phoenix, AZ, US, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=957349 (Accessed October 17, 2025)

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Created October 9, 2024, Updated October 15, 2024
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