Method and apparatus for heavy-tailed waveform generation used for communication disruption

A wireless communications non-stationary heavy-tail jamming device, comprising:

• a narrowband noise generator for generating a narrowband noise signal derived from a heavy-tailed distribution;
• a wideband noise generator for generating a wideband noise signal;
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• a multiplier configured to multiply the narrowband noise signal with the wideband noise signal, and thereby generate a multiplied jamming output signal to be transmitted as a jamming signal.

A phased array non-stationary heavy-tail wireless communications jamming system, comprising:

• a jamming signal device including a narrowband noise generator for generating a narrowband noise signal derived from a heavy-tailed distribution, a wideband noise generator for generating a wideband noise signal, a multiplier configured to multiply together the narrowband noise signal and the wideband noise signal, and thereby generate a multiplied jamming signal;
• a beam steering circuit operatively connected to receive the multiplied jamming signal from the jamming signal device and configured to selectively concentrate transmitted energy of the multiplied jamming signal, the beam steering circuit having a plurality of antenna steering weights;
• a controller operatively connected to control the jamming signal device and the beam steering circuit, wherein the controller configures a steering weight of each of the plurality of antenna steering weights in the beam steering circuit in response to a direction of a link to be jammed relative to the jamming system, and each of the plurality of antenna steering weights generates a weighted jamming signal;
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• a plurality of antennas formed in a phased array and operatively connected to receive a corresponding one of the weighted jamming signals from a corresponding one of plurality of antenna steering weights so as to broadcast the weighted jamming signals.

A multi-channel non-stationary heavy-tail wireless communications jamming system, comprising:

• a plurality of jamming signal devices, each jamming signal device including a narrowband noise generator for generating a narrowband noise signal derived from a heavy-tailed distribution, a wideband noise generator for generating a wideband noise signal, a multiplier configured to multiply together the narrowband noise signal and the wideband noise signal, and thereby generate a jamming signal;
• a plurality of frequency upconverters for modulating each of the jamming signals outputted from the plurality of jamming signal devices to a predetermined intermediate frequency;
• a controller operatively connected to control the plurality of jamming signal devices and the plurality of frequency upconverters, wherein the controller configures the intermediate frequency of each of the plurality of frequency upconverters in response to an operating frequency of at least one link to jammed, and each of the plurality of frequency upconverters generates a frequency modulated jamming signal;
• a summing circuit operatively connected to receive the frequency modulated jamming signals from the plurality of frequency upconverters and configured to sum the modulated jamming signals so as to generate a sum modulated jamming signal;
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• an antenna operatively connected to receive the sum modulated jamming signal so as to broadcast the sum modulated jamming signal.

An active non-stationary heavy-tail wireless communications jamming system, comprising:

• a jamming signal device including a non-stationary heavy tailed distribution jamming signal generator;
• a receiver for receiving and processing RF signals present in an outside environment of the jamming system;
• a controller operatively connected to control the jamming signal device, wherein the controller configures at least one parameter of the jamming signal device, and to receive processed signal data from the receiver, wherein the controller determines parameters for the jamming signal device in response to the processed signal data;
• a switching circuit for switching between an output mode and an input mode;
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• an antenna operatively connected to broadcast a jamming signal and to receive the RF signals present in the outside environment of the jamming system, wherein the antenna is operatively connected to the switching circuit so as to actively switch operation between the output mode and the input mode of the switching circuit.