Various examples are provided for jamming avoidance response (JAR), and photonic implementations thereof. In one example, a method includes generating optical pulses that correspond to raising envelope of a beat signal associated with an interference signal and a reference signal; generating optical spikes that correspond to positive zero crossing points of the reference signal; and providing a phase output that indicates whether the beat signal is leading or lagging the reference signal, the phase output based at least in part upon the optical spikes. An adjustment to a reference frequency can be determined based at least in part upon the optical pulses and the phase output. In another example, a JAR system includes photonic circuitry to generate the optical pulses; photonic circuitry to generate the optical spikes; and photonic circuitry to provide the phase output. A logic unit can determine the adjustment to the reference frequency.

Embodiments of inventive concepts are provided wherein a mobile device, such as a smartphone, may be configured to communicate with a base station, using a first mode, and to communicate with an access point using a second mode that comprises a level of security exceeding that of the first mode. The second mode communications between the mobile device and the access point are conducted over a short-range wireless link responsive to an identity of the mobile device and/or responsive to a biometric data being provided by a user of the mobile device. Such second mode wireless communications may include data relating to a financial transaction and/or other data that may require an increased level of privacy and/or security.

A reactive jamming software defined radio (SDR) apparatus to target Frequency Hopping Spread-Spectrum (FHSS) signals includes a peripheral module for SDR processing; a reactive jamming hardware IP core that implements time-sensitive operations on a field programmable gate array (FGPA); and a host computer that implements non-time-critical operations, such as jammer configuration, logging, and strategy composition.

A machine learning device includes: a transmission signal generation unit generating a transmission signal by simulating processing in communication as a jamming target; a first communication channel unit receiving the transmission signal and performing processing with a communication channel for jamming being simulated; a jamming signal generation unit generating the jamming signal by input of a data set based on output from the first communication channel unit to a machine learning model; a second communication channel unit receiving the transmission signal and the jamming signal and performing processing with a communication channel of the jamming target being simulated; an information restoration unit outputting restoration information by simulating processing in the jamming target, based on a signal outputted from the second communication channel unit; and a loss calculation unit updating the machine learning model, based on the result of calculating a loss of the restoration information.

A system for near field communications is provided. The system can include a near field generator configured to generate a near field detectable signal comprising information. The system can include a near field detector configured to receive the near field detectable signal and output the information. The system can include an Electro-Magnetic (EM) shield surrounding the near field generator to block EM radio frequency (RF) signals in the vicinity of the near field generator from interfering with operations of the near field generator. The EM shield does not prevent communication of the near field detectable signal between the near field generator and the near field detector. The EM shield can be configured to reduce magnetic field loss from eddy currents in the EM shield as the near field detectable signal passes through the EM shield.

A method, computer-readable storage device and apparatus for encrypting a broadcast message of a base station are disclosed. For example, the method selects an encryption key for the broadcast message and encrypts the broadcast message using the encryption key to create an encrypted broadcast message. The method then transmits an identifier of the encryption key and transmits the encrypted broadcast message over a broadcast channel. A method for decrypting a broadcast message that is encrypted is also disclosed.

Electronic devices and a method of providing electronic warfare (EW) data in an encapsulated architecture in a vehicle are generally described. Emitters targeting the vehicle during a mission may be detected and an observable history of each emitter obtained as a function of time. Properties of each emitter may be both inferred based on the observable history and extracted from locally-stored pre-mission intelligence. The emitter properties, as well as current and historical state and threat level of the emitter and effectiveness of various countermeasures may be stored in an adaptive radar model (ARM) for the emitter. Each emitter may have its own ARM. The ARM may be used to take appropriate countermeasures for a particular emitter, based on the emitter alone or taking into account all of the emitters.

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. For instance, first one or more wireless devices may receive or obtain a set of reference signals from second one or more wireless devices. The first one or more wireless devices may estimate a set of channel state information parameters, where each channel state parameter is based on a respective reference signal of the set of reference signals. The first one or more wireless devices may output or transmit a set of transmissions, where each transmission of the set of transmissions is based on a different gain parameter of the set of gain parameters, where each gain parameter of the set of gain parameters is based on a different channel state information parameter, and where each gain parameter of the set of gain parameters is less than a first threshold and greater than a second threshold.

Apparatus and methods performing secure communications in an energy delivery system. Energy delivery systems may include phasor measurement units (PMU), phasor data concentrators (PDC) along with power generation, transmission and consumption equipment. The PMU and PDC may communicate in a grid network over secured wired or wireless communication protocols. Embodiments may include utilizing spread spectrum communication between PMU devices and PDC devices to sustain energy delivery functionality during a communications attack. Communications security may include a cryptographic key management scheme for secure PMU and PDC communication and identification. Embodiments may include clustering of PMU and PDC data for analysis and real-time presentation to grid operators. Embodiments may include clustering of PMU devices in a hexagonal geometry to provide for frequency reuse among devices with directional antenna.

A control method, a control apparatus and a device for preventing pseudo GNSS signal interference, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: in response to detecting that a received GNSS signal includes a pseudo GNSS signal, restraining a time service system of a communication device from tracking the received GNSS signal; and removing the restraining on the time service system in response to detecting that the pseudo GNSS signal disappears.