The Threat of Optical Transmission Jamming

The work

AuthorsMarcin Kowalczyk; Michal Marzecki; Jerzy Siuzdak
Editors
Typearticle
Year2023
Citekeykowalczyk2023threat

Where it appeared

Published inJournal of Telecommunications and Information Technology
PublisherNational Institute of Telecommunications
Volume4
Issue2023
Pages93

Identifiers

DOI10.26636/jtit.2023.4.1402
ISSN1509-4553

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Abstract

In this paper, we investigate how data transmissions may be affected by various types of optical interference introduced into the fiber on purpose, via a clip-on coupler. The research proved that transmissions may be jammed completely using inexpensive equipment readily available on the market, provided that the attacker has physical access to the fiber optic cable. The most dangerous attacks rely on a typical, slowly modulated communication laser with a rectangular waveform. This study urges further research aimed at counteracting such attacks.

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@article{kowalczyk2023threat,
  title        = {The Threat of Optical Transmission Jamming},
  author       = {Marcin Kowalczyk and Michal Marzecki and Jerzy Siuzdak},
  year         = {2023},
  journal      = {Journal of Telecommunications and Information Technology},
  publisher    = {National Institute of Telecommunications},
  volume       = {4},
  number       = {2023},
  pages        = {93},
  issn         = {1509-4553},
  doi          = {10.26636/jtit.2023.4.1402},
}

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