Research on Physical Layer Security Technologies for Smart Eavesdropper Attack

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1671-1122.2023.02.006

Abstract

Abstract:

With the continuous development of wireless electromagnetic devices, the smart eavesdropper attack brings new security challenges to wireless communication. As an alternative option to wireless communication security, physical layer security technology has attracted the attention of researchers in recent years. The researches of physical layer security on smart eavesdropping attacks have made rich achievements. From the perspectives of signal processing technologies and wireless resource management methods, this paper summarized the current research status of anti-smart eavesdropper based on physical layer security technology from two aspects, and the prospect of future research directions was discussed.

Key words: smart eavesdropping attack, physical layer security, signal processing, resource management

CLC Number:

TP309

LIU Jue, CHENG Kaixin, YANG Weiwei. Research on Physical Layer Security Technologies for Smart Eavesdropper Attack[J]. Netinfo Security, 2023, 23(2): 45-53.

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方案	研究场景	解决方案	技术指标
文献[26]方案	信道训练阶段	随机相移键控法、合作检测法	主动窃听检出率、错报警率
文献[27]方案		随机正交导频序列检测法	主动窃听检出率
文献[28]方案		随机训练辅助检测算法	主动窃听检出率
文献[29]方案		最小描述长度标准和波束赋形	安全速率
文献[18]方案	数据传输阶段	编码方案	可达安全速率
文献[19]方案		串接编码方案	可达安全速率
文献[20]方案		波束赋形	安全速率
文献[30]方案		辅助人工噪声	遍历安全速率
文献[31]方案		辅助人工噪声	安全容量
文献[32]方案		波束赋形	安全速率
文献[33]方案		编码设计	编码速率

方案	研究场景特点		主要优化指标
文献[34]方案	单资源优化	无蜂窝Massive MIMO	功率系数控制矩阵
文献[35]方案		OFDM	子载波功率分配
文献[36]方案		无人机辅助通信	人工噪声和信号传输功率分配
文献[37]方案		MIMO窃听信道	人工噪声和信号传输功率的分配系数
文献[38,39]方案		全双工智能窃听器	辅助人工噪声功率分配
文献[40]方案		全双工智能窃听器	功率控制
文献[41]方案		统计信道状态信息	功率控制
文献[42]方案		D2D通信	功率控制
文献[23]方案		MIMO窃听信道	功率控制
文献[43]方案		D2D通信	天线配置
文献[21,22]方案		中继通信	中继选择
文献[44]方案	多维资源联合优化	中继通信	功率控制、中继选择
文献[45]方案	多维资源联合优化	D2D通信	蜂窝用户干扰代价因子、D2D用户功率控制
文献[46]方案	非完美信息	用户行为感知不精确	功率控制
文献[47]方案		非完美信道估计	功率控制
文献[48]方案		非完美信道估计和对窃听器攻击行为观测不精确	空中基站最优部署
文献[49]方案	多智能窃听器	多智能窃听器之间不串谋	空中基站功率控制
文献[50]方案		多个智能窃听器协作攻击	空中基站最优部署
文献[51]方案		多个智能窃听器协作攻击	人工噪声和信号传输功率的分配系数