An overview of generic tools for information-theoretic secrecy performance analysis over wiretap fading channels

in EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking volume (2021), (1), 194

Physical layer security (PLS) has been proposed to afford an extra layer of security on top of the conventional cryptographic techniques. Unlike the conventional complexity-based cryptographic techniques ... [more ▼]

Physical layer security (PLS) has been proposed to afford an extra layer of security on top of the conventional cryptographic techniques. Unlike the conventional complexity-based cryptographic techniques at the upper layers, physical layer security exploits the characteristics of wireless channels, e.g., fading, noise, interference, etc., to enhance wireless security. It is proved that secure transmission can benefit from fading channels. Accordingly, numerous researchers have explored what fading can offer for physical layer security, especially the investigation of physical layer security over wiretap fading channels. Therefore, this paper aims at reviewing the existing and ongoing research works on this topic. More specifically, we present a classification of research works in terms of the four categories of fading models: (i) small-scale, (ii) large-scale, (iii) composite, and (iv) cascaded. To elaborate these fading models with a generic and flexible tool, three promising candidates, including the mixture gamma (MG), mixture of Gaussian (MoG), and Fox’s H-function distributions, are comprehensively examined and compared. Their advantages and limitations are further demonstrated via security performance metrics, which are designed as vivid indicators to measure how perfect secrecy is ensured. Two clusters of secrecy metrics, namely (i) secrecy outage probability (SOP), and the lower bound of SOP; and (ii) the probability of nonzero secrecy capacity (PNZ), the intercept probability, average secrecy capacity (ASC), and ergodic secrecy capacity, are displayed and, respectively, deployed in passive and active eavesdropping scenarios. Apart from those, revisiting the secrecy enhancement techniques based on Wyner’s wiretap model, the on-off transmission scheme, jamming approach, antenna selection, and security region are discussed. [less ▲]

Effective Rate Evaluation with Assistance of Mixture Gamma (MG), Mixture of Gaussian (MoG), and Fox's $H$-Function Distributions

Poster (2021, April)

Effective Rate Evaluation of RIS-Assisted Communications Using the Sums of Cascaded α-μ Random Variates

in IEEE Access (2021), 9

Decision Triggered Data Transmission and Collection in Industrial Internet of Things

in 2020 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) (2020, June 19)

We propose a decision triggered data transmission and collection (DTDTC) protocol for condition monitoring and anomaly detection in the industrial Internet of things (IIoT). In the IIoT, the collection ... [more ▼]

We propose a decision triggered data transmission and collection (DTDTC) protocol for condition monitoring and anomaly detection in the industrial Internet of things (IIoT). In the IIoT, the collection, processing, encoding, and transmission of the sensor readings are usually not for the reconstruction of the original data but for decision making at the fusion center. By moving the decision making process to the local end devices, the amount of data transmission can be significantly reduced, especially when normal signals with positive decisions dominate in the whole life cycle and the fusion center is only interested in collecting the abnormal data. The proposed concept combines compressive sensing, machine learning, data transmission, and joint decision making. The sensor readings are encoded and transmitted to the fusion center only when abnormal signals with negative decisions are detected. All the abnormal signals from the end devices are gathered at the fusion center for a joint decision with feedback messages forwarded to the local actuators. The advantage of such an approach lies in that it can significantly reduce the volume of data to be transmitted through wireless links. Moreover, the introduction of compressive sensing can further reduce the dimension of data tremendously. An exemplary case, i.e., diesel engine condition monitoring, is provided to validate the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed scheme compared to the conventional ones. [less ▲]

Effective Throughput Analysis of α-η-κ-μ Fading Channels

in IEEE Access (2020)

The α-η-κ-µ fading model is a very useful instrument to accurately describe various radio wave propagation scenarios. In this paper, we study the effective throughput performance of communication systems ... [more ▼]

The α-η-κ-µ fading model is a very useful instrument to accurately describe various radio wave propagation scenarios. In this paper, we study the effective throughput performance of communication systems over the α-η-κ-µ fading channels. Novel and exact expressions for the effective throughput over α-η-κ-µ channels are derived, and the effective throughput of multiple-input single-output (MISO) and multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems over some widely used small-scale fading models are presented based on the derived results. To obtain more understandings on the impact of physical channel characteristics and system configuration on the effective throughput, closed-form expressions for the asymptotic effective throughput at high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) regimes are also obtained. The results reveal the underlying connections between different physical channel parameters (e.g., scattering level, phase correlation, channel nonlinearity, multipath clustering, and channel imbalance) and the effective throughput. It is found that the effective throughput improves with the increase of channel nonlinearity and number of multipath clusters, and the high-SNR slope is only dependent on the channel nonlinearity and the number of multipath clusters present in the physical channel. [less ▲]

Secure Vehicular Communications through Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces

E-print/Working paper (2020)

Large Intelligent Surface for Positioning in Millimeter Wave MIMO Systems

in 2020 IEEE 91st Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2020-Spring) (2020)

Millimeter-wave (mmWave) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system for the fifth generation (5G) cellular communications can also enable single-anchor positioning and object tracking due to its large ... [more ▼]

Millimeter-wave (mmWave) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system for the fifth generation (5G) cellular communications can also enable single-anchor positioning and object tracking due to its large bandwidth and inherently high angular resolution. In this paper, we introduce the newly invented concept, large intelligent surface (LIS), to mmWave positioning systems, study the theoretical performance bounds (i.e., Cramér-Rao lower bounds) for positioning, and evaluate the impact of the number of LIS elements and the value of phase shifters on the position estimation accuracy compared to the conventional scheme with one direct link and one non-line-of-sight path. It is verified that better performance can be achieved with a LIS from the theoretical analyses and numerical study. [less ▲]