On the secrecy performance of land mobile satellite communication systems

In this paper, we investigate the secrecy performance against eavesdropping of a land mobile satellite (LMS) system, where the satellite employs the spot beam technique, and both the terrestrial user and eavesdropper are equipped with multiple antennas and utilize maximal ratio combining (MRC) to receive the confidential message. Specifically, in terms of the availability of the eavesdropper’s CSI at the satellite, we consider both passive (Scenario I) and active (Scenario II) eavesdropping. For Scenario I where the eavesdropper’s channel state information (CSI) is unknown to the satellite, closed-form expressions for the probability of non-zero secrecy capacity and secrecy outage probability are derived. Furthermore, expressions for the asymptotic secrecy outage probability are also presented to reveal the secrecy diversity order and array gain of the considered system. For Scenario II where the eavesdropper’s CSI is available at the satellite, novel expressions for the exact and asymptotic average secrecy capacity are obtained. Based on a simple asymptotic formula, we can characterize the high signalto- noise ratio (SNR) slope and high SNR power offset of the LMS systems. Finally, simulations are provided to validate our theoretical analysis and show the effect of different parameters on the system performance

Hybrid satellite–terrestrial networks toward 6G : key technologies and open issues

Future wireless networks will be required to provide more wireless services at higher data rates and with global coverage. However, existing homogeneous wireless networks, such as cellular and satellite networks, may not be able to meet such requirements individually, especially in remote terrain, including seas and mountains. One possible solution is to use diversified wireless networks that can exploit the inter-connectivity between satellites, aerial base stations (BSs), and terrestrial BSs over inter-connected space, ground, and aerial networks. Hence, enabling wireless communication in one integrated network has attracted both the industry and the research fraternities. In this work, we provide a comprehensive survey of the most recent work on hybrid satellite–terrestrial networks (HSTNs), focusing on system architecture, performance analysis, design optimization, and secure communication schemes for different cooperative and cognitive HSTN network architectures. Different key technologies are compared. Based on this comparison, several open issues for future research are discussed

Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access schemes for Next Generation Cellular Networks: System Model and Performance Consideration

The dissertation deals with next generation cellular networks, especially in regard to the integration of wireless networks which apply non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) and other advanced techniques such as multi-antennae, radio frequency energy harvesting (EH), physical layer security (PLS) and satellite communication. Firstly, the dissertation investigates a multi-antenna transmission model to enhance the performance of communications. A novel model of power distribution to NOMA users, who joined both direct link and relay link, is designed to improve transmission quality. Further, we deploy the power beacon, which is able to feed energy to power-constraint relay node to further support transmission to destinations. Secondly, the dissertation studies the secrecy performance of a PLS in cognitive radio (CR)-NOMA networks. The multi-input single-output (MISO) architecture combining transmit antenna selection (TAS) strategy is considered to achieve secure performance analysis such as the secrecy outage probability (SOP). Further, optimal power allocation (PA) factor can be obtained to optimize SOP performance. Since the presence of an illegitimate user, we improve the SOP by adopting relay selection (RS) combining decode-and-forward (DF) with full-duplex (FD)relaying. Finally, as the strongest contribution of the dissertation, an application of the NOMA technique, which improves the spectral efficiency, in satellite networks is introduced. Satellite communication systems integrate with emerging small-cell networks to provide seamless connectivity and high-speed broadband access for mobile users in future wireless networks. In the dissertation, we study a hybrid satellite-terrestrial relay system (HSTRS). To characterizing the HSTRS-assisted small-cell network, Shadowed-Rician fading for satellite links and Nakagami-m fading for terrestrial links are adopted.Disertační práce se zabývá buňkovými sítěmi příští generace, zejména s ohledem na integraci bezdrátových sítí, které používají neortogonální vícenásobný přístup (NOMA) a další pokročilé techniky, jako jsou víceanténové systémy, získávání energie z elektromagnetického záření (EH), zabezpečení fyzické vrstvy (PLS) a satelitní komunikace. Disertační práce nejprve zkoumá model komunikace s více anténami s cílem dosáhnout vyšší efektivity přenosu. Nový model distribuce energie uživatelům NOMA, kteří se připojili přímým spojem anebo zprostředkovaně (přes realy uzel), je navržen tak, aby zlepšil kvalitu přenosu. Dále je v modelu navržen výkonový maják, který je schopen dodávat energii do relay uzlu, aby podpořil přenos k příjemcům. Za druhé, disertační práce studuje výkonnost PLS v sítích kognitivního rádia (CR)-NOMA. V návrhu je uvažována architektura více vstupů s jedním výstupem (MISO) kombinující strategii výběru vysílací antény (TAS), přičemž úroveň zabezpečení je zkoumána metrikou pravděpodobnosti výpadku utajení (SOP). Dále lze pro optimalizaci výkonu SOP získat faktor optimálního přidělování energie (PA). Vzhledem k předpokládané přítomnosti nelegitimního uživatele vylepšujeme SOP pomocí výběru relay uzlu (RS) kombinující režimy dekóduj a přepošli (DF) s plně duplexním (FD) přenosem. A konečně, jako nejsilnější přínos disertační práce, je představena aplikace techniky vícenásobného přístupu NOMA v satelitních sítích, která vylepšuje spektrální účinnost. Satelitní komunikační systémy se integrují s nově vznikajícími buňkovými sítěmi malého dosahu. Zajišťují bezproblémové připojení a vysokorychlostní širokopásmový přístup pro mobilní uživatele v budoucích bezdrátových sítích. V disertační práci studujeme hybridní satelitně-terestrický relay systém (HSTRS). K popisu sítě malých buněk s asistencí HSTRS je v případě satelitní komunikace použit útlumový model "Shadowed-Rician" a v případě terestrické pak "Nakagami-m."440 - Katedra telekomunikační technikyvyhově

Security-Reliability Tradeoffs for Satellite-Terrestrial Relay Networks with a Friendly Jammer and Imperfect CSI

peer reviewedThis article proposes and analyzes the reliability and security tradeoff for a satellite-terrestrial (SatTer) relay system. Herein, a satellite sends confidential information to multiple ground users with the help of a relay base station (BS) in the presence of multiple eavesdroppers trying to wiretap the information. In particular, a friendly jammer is deployed near the relay BS to improve secure transmissions. Moreover, the nonidentical Rayleigh fading channels and imperfect channel state information are adopted for a general system model. Then, we consider both amplify-and-forward (AF) and decode-and-forward (DF) relaying strategies to give a full picture of the benefits of each method. In this context, we derive the closed-form expressions of the outage probability and intercept probability corresponding to AF- and DF-based relaying schemes, which is a high challenge and has not been investigated before. Then, Monte-Carlo simulations are conducted to evaluate the correctness of the mathematical analysis and the effectiveness of the proposed methods. Furthermore, the security and reliability trade-off of the SatTer system and the influences of various system parameters (e.g., satellite's transmit power, channel estimation errors, relay's transmit power, fading severity parameter, the average power of light-of-sight, and satellite's multipath components) on the system performance are shown

Capacity Analysis of the Fluctuating Double-Rayleigh with Line-of-Sight Fading Channel

The proposed research performs the capacity analysis of the wireless channel described by the fluctuating double-Rayleigh with the line-of-sight model. The closed-form analytical expressions for the conditional capacity (in the case of arbitrary noninteger fading parameter) and the ergodic capacity (in the case of the integer fading parameter) are derived in terms of the extended generalized bivariate Meijer G-function. The exact solutions are succeeded by the approximating expressions deduced for the cases of small and large ratios between the Rician K-factor and the fading parameter. The performed numeric simulation verifies the correctness of the derived results and analyzes the proposed capacity approximation quality performance

Performance analysis of NOMA-based land mobile satellite networks

Non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) scheme, which has the ability to superpose information in the power domain and serve multiple users on the same time/frequency resource, is regarded as an effective solution to increase transmit rate and fairness. In this paper, we introduce the NOMA scheme in a downlink land mobile satellite (LMS) network and present a comprehensive performance analysis for the considered system. Specifically, we first obtain the power allocation coefficients by maximizing the sum rate while meeting the predefined target rates of each NOMA user. Then, we derive the theoretical expressions for the ergodic capacity and the energy efficiency of the considered system. Moreover, the outage probability (OP) and average symbol error rate performances of NOMA users are derived analytically. To gain further insights, we derive the asymptotic OP at the high signal-to-noise ratio regime to characterize the diversity orders and coding gains of NOMA users. Finally, simulation results are provided to validate the theoretical analysis as well as the superiority of employing the NOMA scheme in the LMS system, and show the impact of key parameters, such as fading configurations and user selection strategy on the performance of NOMA users

Hybrid satellite-terrestrial relay network: proposed model and application of power splitting multiple access

The development of hybrid satellite-terrestrial relay networks (HSTRNs) is one of the driving forces for revolutionizing satellite communications in the modern era. Although there are many unique features of conventional satellite networks, their evolution pace is much slower than the terrestrial wireless networks. As a result, it is becoming more important to use HSTRNs for the seamless integration of terrestrial cellular and satellite communications. With this intent, this paper provides a comprehensive performance evaluation of HSTRNs employing non-orthogonal multiple access technique. The terrestrial relay is considered to be wireless-powered and harvests energy from the radio signal of the satellite. For the sake of comparison, both amplify-and-forward (AF) and decode-and-forward (DF) relaying protocols are considered. Subsequently, the closed-form expressions of outage probabilities and ergodic capacities are derived for each relaying protocol. Extensive simulations are performed to verify the accuracy of the obtained closed-form expressions. The results provided in this work characterize the outage and capacity performance of such a HSTRN.publishe