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A Game-Theoretic Approach to Secure Control of Communication-Based Train Control Systems Under Jamming Attacks

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SCAV'17: Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Safe Control of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles

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https://doi.org/10.1145/3055378.3055381

Published: 18 April 2017 Publication History

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To meet the growing railway-transportation demand, a new train control system, communication-based train control (CBTC) system, aims to maximize the ability of train lines by reducing the headway of each train. However, the wireless communications expose the CBTC system to new security threats. Due to the cyber-physical nature of the CBTC system, a jamming attack can damage the physical part of the train system by disrupting the communications. To address this issue, we develop a secure framework to mitigate the impact of the jamming attack based on a security criterion. At the cyber layer, we apply a multi-channel model to enhance the reliability of the communications and develop a zero-sum stochastic game to capture the interactions between the transmitter and jammer. We present analytical results and apply dynamic programming to find the equilibrium of the stochastic game. Finally, the experimental results are provided to evaluate the performance of the proposed secure mechanism.

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