Design of a New CIM-DCSK-Based Ambient Backscatter Communication System

To improve the data rate in differential chaos shift keying (DCSK) based ambient backscatter communication (AmBC) system, we propose a new AmBC system based on code index modulation (CIM), referred to as CIM-DCSK-AmBC system. In the proposed system, the CIM-DCSK signal transmitted in the direct link is used as the radio frequency source of the backscatter link. The signal format in the backscatter link is designed to increase the data rate as well as eliminate the interference of the direct link signal. As such, the direct link signal and the backscatter link signal can be received and demodulated simultaneously. Moreover, we derive and validate the theoretical bit error rate (BER) expressions of the CIM-DCSK-AmBC system over multipath Rayleigh fading channels. Regarding the short reference DCSK-based AmBC (SR-DCSK-AmBC) system as a benchmark system, numerical results reveal that the CIM-DCSK-AmBC system can achieve better BER performance in the direct link and higher throughput in the backscatter link than the benchmark system

Double-Stream Differential Chaos Shift Keying Communications Exploiting Chaotic Shape Forming Filter and Sequence Mapping

ACKNOWLEDGMENT This research have been supported in part by the Scientific and Technological Innovation Leading Talents Program of Shaanxi Province, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Funded Project (2020M673349), Open Research Fund from Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Complex System Control and Intelligent Information Processing (2020CP02)Peer reviewedPostprin

Design and analysis of a new index-modulation-aided DCSK system with frequency-and-time resources

We propose a new index-modulation-aided differential chaos shift keying (DCSK) system using frequency-and-time resources, referred to as CTIM-DCSK system, to achieve high-data-rate transmissions. In the proposed system, the orthogonal sinusoidal carriers are used to transmit both the reference-chaotic and the information-bearing signals. Moreover, the frequency-and-time resources are considered as indices to carry additional information bits. To simultaneously boost the bit error rate (BER) performance and reduce the system complexity, this paper proposes a new CTIM-DCSK signal based on the frequency-and-time resources, in which the time slots used by the selected subcarriers convey the same index bits. We employ a noise-reduction method at the receiver to further improve the BER performance of the proposed CTIM-DCSK system. We also derive the theoretical BER expressions of the CTIM-DCSK system over two different channels, i.e., additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) channel and multipath Rayleigh fading channel. We analyze the data rate, complexity and spectral efficiency of the CTIM-DCSK system in comparison with the state-of-the-art counterparts. Analytical and simulation results verify the accuracy of the theoretical analysis and the advantage of the proposed CTIM-DCSK system. Consequently, the proposed CTIM-DCSK system appears to be a competitive candidate for low-complexity Internet-of-Things applications

DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF ORTHOGONAL MULTI-LEVEL CODE-SHIFTED DIFFERENTIAL CHAOS SHIFT KEYING COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Based on Orthogonal Chaotic Vector Shift Keying (OCVSK) system and Multilevel Code-Shifted Differential Chaos Shift Keying (MCS-DCSK) system, a new Multilevel Code-Shifted Differential Chaos Shift Keying (OMCS-DCSK) modulation system is proposed and designed in this paper. New orthogonal chaotic signal sets are generated using Gram-Schmidt algorithm and Walsh code function then these signals are used for bearing information bits to achieve higher data rate and better bandwidth efficiency compared with the conventional DCSK communication system. The bit error rate (BER) analysis of the OMCS-DCSK system over additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) and multipath Rayleigh fading channel is derived and compared with the simulation results. Also, the spectral and complexity analysis of the system are presented and compared with the conventional DCSK systems. The results show that the proposed system outperforms OCVSK and MCS-DCSK in BER performance and spectral efficienc

PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF QUADRATURE CHAOS SHIFT

One of the most famous techniques of non-coherent differential chaos shift keying (DCSK) is Quadrature chaos shift keying (QCSK) system, this system suffered from lowering the data rate and increasing the bit energy during the bit transmission even though its rate doubling the one of the DCSK. Short reference (SR) algorithm is proposed for the QCSK system to design the SR-QCSK communication system that enhances these drawbacks. The main idea of the short reference technique is minimizing the length of the reference chaotic signal (β) at a transmitter by a factor P comparing to produce R samples for the new reference signal while the length of the information-bearing signal remained unchanged, this occurs by duplicating the reference signal P times to get the same length as the conventional QCSK. Therefore, the symbol duration is reduced from 2βTc to (R+β)Tc. The data rate and energy saving improvement factor in a percent form is derived and compared with the QCSK and DCSK systems. Also, the BER analytical expression is derived for the SR-QCSK in additive white Gaussian noise and Rayleigh fading channel. The experimental simulation results proved that the theory derivation gives a good analysis tracking for the BER performance. The SR-QCSK system is compared with other DCSK techniques and the simulation results show that it has a superior performance in the multipath Rayleigh fading channel

Advanced index modulation techniques for future wireless networks

In the research study proposed in this Ph.D Thesis, we consider Index Modulation as a novel tool to enhance energy and spectral efficiencies for upcoming 5G networks, including wireless sensor networks and internet of things. In this vein, spatial modulation was proposed to enhance the capacity of wireless systems to partially achieve the capacity of MIMO systems but at lower cost, making it a technique that has attracted significant attention over the past few years. As such, SM schemes have been regarded as possible candidates for spectrum- and energy-efficient next generation MIMO systems. However, the implementation of the SM is also challenging because of its heavy dependence on channel characteristics, channel correlation, corrupted CSI and the need to have adequate spacing between antennas. Moreover, the SM requires multiple antennas at the transmitter which adds cost to the hardware implementation. In addition, the number of mapped bits in SM is limited by the physical size of the wireless device where only small number of antennas can be used. The switching time wasted by RF antenna switches adds to the complexity of the issue. In this Thesis, we study the drawbacks of SM in the articles indicated, namely Performance Comparison of Spatial Modulation Detectors Under Channel Impairments that is placed in the Appendix at the end of Thesis as it is a conference paper, and The Impact of Antenna Switching Time on Spatial Modulation that is put in Chapter 1. In the first article, we have shown that channel impairments have serious impacts on the BER performance and on the capacity of the SM system and that the SM is too sensitive to both imperfect and correlated channels. In the second article, we have demonstrated that the switching time defined as the time needed by the system to turn off an antenna and turn on another one, which is an inherent property of RF industrial switches used in SM systems, is in the order of nanoseconds and naturally influences the transmission rate of SM systems because of introducing systematic transmission gaps or pauses. Given the speed limitation of practical RF switches in performing transitions, antenna transition-based technologies like SM schemes are capped in terms of data rate performance. In fact, the effective data rate of SM will remain hostage to developments in industrial RF switches. This brings restrictions to the implementation and operation issues when extremely high data rates become a necessity. It is shown by the assemblage of our results that the switching time Tsw which is a requirement for transitions between antennas to happen, dictates restrictions on data rate, capacity and spectral efficiency of SM systems. Furthermore, we propose baseband non-hardware-based indexing modulation schemes based on frequency-index modulation, coherent chaotic modulation and non-coherent differential chaotic modulation schemes as potential alternatives to SM, that would also fit wireless sensor networks and internet of things applications. In this regard, we have proposed three articles. The first article which represents frequency index modulation is called Frequency Index Modulation for Low Complexity Low Energy Communication Networks and is placed in Chapter 2 of this Thesis. In this article, we explore a low complexity multi-user communication system based on frequency index modulation that suits Internet of Things (IoT) applications and we show that such a system would constitute an excellent candidate for wireless sensor applications, where it represents a simpler substitution for frequency-hopping (FH) based architectures, in which the hops carry extra bits. The third article which concerns coherent chaotic modulation is called Design of an Initial-Condition Index Chaos Shift Keying Modulation and is located in Chapter 3. In this article, an initial condition index chaos shift keying modulation is proposed. This design aims to increase the spectral and energy efficiencies to unprecedented levels. The proposed scheme exploits the initial conditions to generate different chaotic sequences to convey extra bits per transmission. In comparison to rival modulation schemes, the results obtained in the proposed work show a promising data rate boost and a competitive performance. The last article employs a non-coherent differential chaotic shift-key system named Permutation Index DCSK Modulation Technique for Secure Multi-User High-Data-Rate Communication Systems that is found in the Appendix. In this original design, where each data frame is divided into two time slots in which the reference chaotic signal is sent in the first time slot and a permuted replica of the reference signal multiplied by the modulating bit is sent in the second time slot, we target enhancing data security, energy and spectral efficiencies. Overall, in light of the high demands for bandwidth and energy efficiencies of futuristic systems, the suggested soft indexing mechanisms are successful candidates with promising results

Security performance and protocol consideration in optical communication system with optical layer security enabled by optical coding techniques

With the fast development of communication systems, network security issues have more and more impact on daily life. It is essential to construct a high degree of optical layer security to resolve the security problem once and for all. Three different techniques which can provide optical layer security are introduced and compared. Optical chaos can be used for fast random number generation. Quantum cryptography is the most promising technique for key distribution. And the optical coding techniques can be deployed to encrypt the modulated signal in the optical layer. A mathematical equation has been derived from information theory to evaluate the information-theoretic security level of the wiretap channel in optical coding schemes. And the merits and limitation of two coherent optical coding schemes, temporal phase coding and spectral phase coding, have been analysed. The security scheme based on a reconfigurable optical coding device has been introduced, and the corresponding security protocol has been developed. By moving the encryption operation from the electronic layer to the optical layer, the modulated signals become opaque to the unauthorised users. Optical code distribution and authentication is the one of the major challenges for our proposed scheme. In our proposed protocol, both of the operations are covered and defined in detail. As a preliminary draft of the optical code security protocol, it could be a useful guidance for further research