Method and system for intelligent jamming signal generation

1. A method for detecting and jamming a wireless network using an intelligent jammer, the method comprising:

determining that a signal source is an unlicensed signal source;

synchronizing the intelligent jammer with the unlicensed signal source;

determining a time and a frequency of a protocol signal associated with the unlicensed signal source; and

transmitting a jamming signal according to the time and the frequency of the protocol signal,

wherein determining that the signal source is the unlicensed signal source comprises:

determining a characteristic of a received signal from the signal source, the characteristic including one or more of a location, a frequency, or an identifier;

determining whether the characteristic of the received signal is in a predetermined database; and

when the characteristic of the received signal is not in the database, classifying the signal source as the unlicensed signal source.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the signal source is the unlicensed signal source further comprises:

when the characteristic of the received signal is in the database and the characteristic is not associated with a licensed signal source, classifying the signal source as the unlicensed signal source.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the characteristic includes a channel center frequency or a channel bandwidth.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the identifier includes a Public Land Mobile Network ID (PLMN ID), a Mobile Country Code (MCC), a Mobile Network Code (MNC), a Tracking Area Code (TAC), or an E-UTRAN Cell Global ID (ECGI).

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the jamming signal comprises:

detecting a change in the time or the frequency of the protocol signal; and

transmitting the jamming signal according to the change in the time or the frequency of the protocol signal.

6. A method for detecting and jamming a wireless network using an intelligent jammer, the method comprising:

determining that a signal source is an unlicensed signal source;

synchronizing the intelligent jammer with the unlicensed signal source;

determining a time and a frequency of a protocol signal associated with the unlicensed signal source; and

transmitting a jamming signal according to the time and the frequency of the protocol signal, wherein determining that the signal source is the unlicensed signal source comprises:

receiving a signal from the signal source; and

performing an authentication protocol with the unlicensed signal source,

wherein the authentication protocol fails.

7. A method for detecting and jamming a wireless network using an intelligent jammer, the method comprising:

determining that a signal source is an unlicensed signal source;

synchronizing the intelligent jammer with the unlicensed signal source;

determining a time and a frequency of a protocol signal associated with the unlicensed signal source; and

transmitting a jamming signal according to the time and the frequency of the protocol signal,

wherein the unlicensed signal source is a cellular radio base station, and

wherein transmitting the jamming signal comprises transmitting an uplink (UL) jamming signal, the UL jamming signal including one or more of a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) noise signal, a bogus PRACH preamble signal, or an edge noise signal.

8. A method for detecting and jamming a wireless network using an intelligent jammer, the method comprising:

determining that a signal source is an unlicensed signal source;

synchronizing the intelligent jammer with the unlicensed signal source;

determining a time and a frequency of a protocol signal associated with the unlicensed signal source; and

transmitting a jamming signal according to the time and the frequency of the protocol signal,

wherein the unlicensed signal source is a cellular radio base station, and

wherein transmitting the jamming signal comprises transmitting a downlink (DL) jamming signal, the DL jamming signal including one or more of a downlink channel center (DLCC) noise signal, a bogus Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS), a bogus Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS), or a bogus Broadcast Channel (BCH) signal.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein transmitting the jamming signal comprises transmitting the bogus PSS or the bogus SSS in a subframe of an LTE frame other than a first subframe and a sixth subframe, transmitting the bogus BCH signal in a subframe of the LTE frame other than a first subframe, or a combination thereof.

10. A method for detecting and jamming a wireless network using an intelligent jammer, the method comprising:

determining that a signal source is an unlicensed signal source;

synchronizing the intelligent jammer with the unlicensed signal source;

determining a time and a frequency of a protocol signal associated with the unlicensed signal source;

transmitting a jamming signal according to the time and the frequency of the protocol signal; and

determining a time and a frequency of an expected transmission to or from the unlicensed signal source,

wherein transmitting the jamming signal comprises transmitting the jamming signal at a time and a frequency corresponding to the time and a frequency of the expected transmission to or from the unlicensed signal source.

11. A method for detecting and jamming a wireless network using an intelligent jammer, the method comprising:

determining that a signal source is an unlicensed signal source;

synchronizing the intelligent jammer with the unlicensed signal source;

determining a time and a frequency of a protocol signal associated with the unlicensed signal source; and

transmitting a jamming signal according to the time and the frequency of the protocol signal

wherein transmitting the jamming signal according to the time and frequency of the protocol signal comprises:

selecting the intelligent jammer from a plurality of intelligent jammers according to an RF path loss associated with the intelligent jammer; and

transmitting the jamming signal using the intelligent jammer.

12. A method for detecting and jamming a wireless network using an intelligent jammer, the method comprising:

determining that a signal source is an unlicensed signal source;

synchronizing the intelligent jammer with the unlicensed signal source;

determining a time and a frequency of a protocol signal associated with the unlicensed signal source; and

transmitting a jamming signal according to the time and the frequency of the protocol signal,

wherein the intelligent jammer is a first intelligent jammer, and transmitting the jamming signal comprises:

selecting the first intelligent jammer from a plurality of intelligent jammers;

selecting a second intelligent jammer from the plurality of intelligent jammers;

transmitting a downlink (DL) jamming signal using the first intelligent jammer; and

transmitting an uplink (UL) jamming signal using the second intelligent jammer.

13. A system for detecting and jamming a wireless network, the system comprising:

a first intelligent jammer; and

an Intelligent Detection and Jamming Server (IDJS) coupled to the first intelligent jammer, the IDJS including a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium with computer executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the processor, perform the following steps:

receiving first information associated with a signal source from the first intelligent jammer;

determining that a signal source is an unlicensed signal source using the first information; and

transmitting a first instruction to jam the unlicensed signal source to the first intelligent jammer,

wherein the first instruction includes an instruction to periodically vary a frequency of a jamming signal, a timing of a jamming signal, symbols of a jamming signal, or a combination thereof.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the first instruction includes an instruction to jam one or more protocol signals associated with the unlicensed signal source.

15. A system for detecting and jamming a wireless network, the system comprising:

a wireless device;

a first intelligent jammer; and

an Intelligent Detection and Jamming Server (IDJS) coupled to the first intelligent jammer, the IDJS including a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium with computer executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the processor, perform the following steps:

receiving first information associated with a signal source from the first intelligent jammer;

determining that a signal source is an unlicensed signal source using the first information; and

transmitting a first instruction to jam the unlicensed signal source to the first intelligent jammer,

wherein the steps performed further include receiving second information associated with the signal source from the wireless device, and

wherein determining that a signal source is an unlicensed signal source uses the first information and the second information.

16. A system for detecting and jamming a wireless network, the system comprising:

a wireless device;

a first intelligent jammer;

a second intelligent jammer; and

an Intelligent Detection and Jamming Server (IDJS) coupled to the first intelligent jammer, the IDJS including a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium with computer executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the processor, perform the following steps:

receiving first information associated with a signal source from the first intelligent jammer;

determining that a signal source is an unlicensed signal source usine the first information; and

transmitting a first instruction to jam the unlicensed signal source to the first intelligent jammer,

wherein the steps performed further include transmitting a second instruction to jam the unlicensed signal source to the second intelligent jammer, and

wherein one of the first and second instructions includes an instruction to jam only an uplink channel, and the other of the first and second instructions includes an instruction to jam only a downlink channel.

17. A system for detecting and jamming a wireless network, the system comprising:

a wireless device;

a first intelligent jammer;

a second intelligent jammer; and

an Intelligent Detection and Jamming Server (IDJS) coupled to the first intelligent jammer, the IDJS including a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium with computer executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the processor, perform the following steps:

receiving first information associated with a signal source from the first intelligent jammer;

determining that a signal source is an unlicensed signal source using the first information; and

transmitting a first instruction to jam the unlicensed signal source to the first intelligent jammer,

wherein the steps performed further include transmitting a second instruction to jam the unlicensed signal source to the second intelligent jammer, and

wherein the first instruction includes an instruction to transmit a jamming signal only at a time and a frequency when a communication to or from the unlicensed signal source is expected to occur.

18. A system for detecting and jamming a wireless network, the system comprising:

an Intelligent Detection and Jamming Server (IDJS); and

an intelligent jammer coupled to the IDJS, the intelligent jammer including a transmitter, a receiver, a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium with computer executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the processor perform the following steps:

receiving a signal from a signal source;

determining information associated with the signal source using the signal;

transmitting the information associated with the signal source; and

receiving an instruction, wherein when the instruction includes an instruction to jam the signal source, generating and transmitting a jamming signal using the information associated with the signal source and information included in the instruction,

wherein performing the steps further includes generating and transmitting the jamming signal only jamming an uplink channel, or generating and transmitting the jamming signal only jamming an downlink channel.

19. A system for detecting and jamming a wireless network, the system comprising:

an Intelligent Detection and Jamming Server (IDJS); and

an intelligent jammer coupled to the IDJS, the intelligent jammer including a transmitter, a receiver, a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium with computer executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the processor, perform the following steps:

receiving a signal from a signal source;

determining information associated with the signal source using the signal;

transmitting the information associated with the signal source; and

receiving an instruction, wherein when the instruction includes an instruction to jam the signal source, generating and transmitting a jamming signal using the information associated with the signal source and information included in the instruction,

wherein performing the steps further includes generating and transmitting the jamming signal only at a time and a frequency when a communication to or from the unlicensed signal source is expected to occur.

20. A system for detecting and jamming a wireless network, the system comprising:

an Intelligent Detection and Jamming Server (IDJS); and

an intelligent jammer coupled to the IDJS, the intelligent jammer including a transmitter, a receiver, a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium with computer executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the processor, perform the following steps:

receiving a signal from a signal source;

determining information associated with the signal source using the signal;

transmitting the information associated with the signal source; and

receiving an instruction, wherein when the instruction includes an instruction to jam the signal source, generating and transmitting a jamming signal using the information associated with the signal source and information included in the instruction,

wherein performing the steps further includes periodically varying a frequency of the jamming signal, a timing of the jamming signal, a symbol of the jamming signal, or a combination thereof.