147 research outputs found
Secure Transmission Design for Cognitive Radio Networks With Poisson Distributed Eavesdroppers
In this paper, we study physical layer security
in an underlay cognitive radio (CR) network. We consider
the problem of secure communication between a secondary
transmitter-receiver pair in the presence of randomly distributed
eavesdroppers under an interference constraint set by the primary
user. For different channel knowledge assumptions at the
transmitter, we design four transmission protocols to achieve the
secure transmission in the CR network. We give a comprehensive
performance analysis for each protocol in terms of transmission
delay, security, reliability, and the overall secrecy throughput.
Furthermore, we determine the optimal design parameter for
each transmission protocol by solving the optimization problem
of maximizing the secrecy throughput subject to both security
and reliability constraints. Numerical results illustrate the performance
comparison between different transmission protocols.ARC Discovery Projects Grant DP15010390
Protecting cognitive radio networks against poisson distributed eavesdroppers
In this paper, we study secure transmission designs for underlay cognitive radio networks in the present of randomly distributed eavesdroppers. We consider the scenario where a secondary transmitter sends confidential messages to a secondary receiver subject to an interference constraint set by the primary user. We design two transmission protocols under different channel knowledge assumptions at the transmitter. For each protocol, we first give a comprehensive performance analysis to investigate the transmission delay, secrecy, and reliability performance. We then optimize the transmission design for maximizing the secrecy throughput subject to both secrecy and reliability constraints. Finally, we numerically compare the performance of the two transmission protocols.ARC Discovery Projects Grant DP15010390
Coexistence of RF-powered IoT and a Primary Wireless Network with Secrecy Guard Zones
This paper studies the secrecy performance of a wireless network (primary
network) overlaid with an ambient RF energy harvesting IoT network (secondary
network). The nodes in the secondary network are assumed to be solely powered
by ambient RF energy harvested from the transmissions of the primary network.
We assume that the secondary nodes can eavesdrop on the primary transmissions
due to which the primary network uses secrecy guard zones. The primary
transmitter goes silent if any secondary receiver is detected within its guard
zone. Using tools from stochastic geometry, we derive the probability of
successful connection of the primary network as well as the probability of
secure communication. Two conditions must be jointly satisfied in order to
ensure successful connection: (i) the SINR at the primary receiver is above a
predefined threshold, and (ii) the primary transmitter is not silent. In order
to ensure secure communication, the SINR value at each of the secondary nodes
should be less than a predefined threshold. Clearly, when more secondary nodes
are deployed, more primary transmitters will remain silent for a given guard
zone radius, thus impacting the amount of energy harvested by the secondary
network. Our results concretely show the existence of an optimal deployment
density for the secondary network that maximizes the density of nodes that are
able to harvest sufficient amount of energy. Furthermore, we show the
dependence of this optimal deployment density on the guard zone radius of the
primary network. In addition, we show that the optimal guard zone radius
selected by the primary network is a function of the deployment density of the
secondary network. This interesting coupling between the two networks is
studied using tools from game theory. Overall, this work is one of the few
concrete works that symbiotically merge tools from stochastic geometry and game
theory
Techniques for Enhanced Physical-Layer Security
Information-theoretic security--widely accepted as the strictest notion of
security--relies on channel coding techniques that exploit the inherent
randomness of propagation channels to strengthen the security of communications
systems. Within this paradigm, we explore strategies to improve secure
connectivity in a wireless network. We first consider the intrinsically secure
communications graph (iS-graph), a convenient representation of the links that
can be established with information-theoretic security on a large-scale
network. We then propose and characterize two techniques--sectorized
transmission and eavesdropper neutralization--which are shown to dramatically
enhance the connectivity of the iS-graph.Comment: Pre-print, IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (GLOBECOM'10),
Miami, FL, Dec. 201
Principles of Physical Layer Security in Multiuser Wireless Networks: A Survey
This paper provides a comprehensive review of the domain of physical layer
security in multiuser wireless networks. The essential premise of
physical-layer security is to enable the exchange of confidential messages over
a wireless medium in the presence of unauthorized eavesdroppers without relying
on higher-layer encryption. This can be achieved primarily in two ways: without
the need for a secret key by intelligently designing transmit coding
strategies, or by exploiting the wireless communication medium to develop
secret keys over public channels. The survey begins with an overview of the
foundations dating back to the pioneering work of Shannon and Wyner on
information-theoretic security. We then describe the evolution of secure
transmission strategies from point-to-point channels to multiple-antenna
systems, followed by generalizations to multiuser broadcast, multiple-access,
interference, and relay networks. Secret-key generation and establishment
protocols based on physical layer mechanisms are subsequently covered.
Approaches for secrecy based on channel coding design are then examined, along
with a description of inter-disciplinary approaches based on game theory and
stochastic geometry. The associated problem of physical-layer message
authentication is also introduced briefly. The survey concludes with
observations on potential research directions in this area.Comment: 23 pages, 10 figures, 303 refs. arXiv admin note: text overlap with
arXiv:1303.1609 by other authors. IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials,
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Enhancing Secrecy with Multi-Antenna Transmission in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks
We study physical-layer security in wireless ad hoc networks and investigate
two types of multi-antenna transmission schemes for providing secrecy
enhancements. To establish secure transmission against malicious eavesdroppers,
we consider the generation of artificial noise with either sectoring or
beamforming. For both approaches, we provide a statistical characterization and
tradeoff analysis of the outage performance of the legitimate communication and
the eavesdropping links. We then investigate the networkwide secrecy throughput
performance of both schemes in terms of the secrecy transmission capacity, and
study the optimal power allocation between the information signal and the
artificial noise. Our analysis indicates that, under transmit power
optimization, the beamforming scheme outperforms the sectoring scheme, except
for the case where the number of transmit antennas are sufficiently large. Our
study also reveals some interesting differences between the optimal power
allocation for the sectoring and beamforming schemes.Comment: to appear in IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Securit
Wireless Secrecy in Large-Scale Networks
The ability to exchange secret information is critical to many commercial,
governmental, and military networks. The intrinsically secure communications
graph (iS-graph) is a random graph which describes the connections that can be
securely established over a large-scale network, by exploiting the physical
properties of the wireless medium. This paper provides an overview of the main
properties of this new class of random graphs. We first analyze the local
properties of the iS-graph, namely the degree distributions and their
dependence on fading, target secrecy rate, and eavesdropper collusion. To
mitigate the effect of the eavesdroppers, we propose two techniques that
improve secure connectivity. Then, we analyze the global properties of the
iS-graph, namely percolation on the infinite plane, and full connectivity on a
finite region. These results help clarify how the presence of eavesdroppers can
compromise secure communication in a large-scale network.Comment: To appear: Proc. IEEE Information Theory and Applications Workshop
(ITA'11), San Diego, CA, Feb. 2011, pp. 1-10, Invited Pape
Wireless Network Intrinsic Secrecy
Wireless secrecy is essential for communication confidentiality, health privacy, public safety, information superiority, and economic advantage in the modern information society. Contemporary security systems are based on cryptographic primitives and can be complemented by techniques that exploit the intrinsic properties of a wireless environment. This paper develops a foundation for design and analysis of wireless networks with secrecy provided by intrinsic properties such as node spatial distribution, wireless propagation medium, and aggregate network interference. We further propose strategies that mitigate eavesdropping capabilities, and we quantify their benefits in terms of network secrecy metrics. This research provides insights into the essence of wireless network intrinsic secrecy and offers a new perspective on the role of network interference in communication confidentiality.Marie Curie International Fellowship (Grant 2010-272923)Seventh Framework Programme (European Commission) (Project CONCERTO Grant 288502)Copernicus FellowshipNational Science Foundation (U.S.) (Grant CCF-1116501)United States. Office of Naval Research (Grant N00014-11-1-0397)Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologie
A Survey of Physical Layer Security Techniques for 5G Wireless Networks and Challenges Ahead
Physical layer security which safeguards data confidentiality based on the
information-theoretic approaches has received significant research interest
recently. The key idea behind physical layer security is to utilize the
intrinsic randomness of the transmission channel to guarantee the security in
physical layer. The evolution towards 5G wireless communications poses new
challenges for physical layer security research. This paper provides a latest
survey of the physical layer security research on various promising 5G
technologies, including physical layer security coding, massive multiple-input
multiple-output, millimeter wave communications, heterogeneous networks,
non-orthogonal multiple access, full duplex technology, etc. Technical
challenges which remain unresolved at the time of writing are summarized and
the future trends of physical layer security in 5G and beyond are discussed.Comment: To appear in IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communication
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