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Network Coding with Myopic Adversaries

Information Theory 2021-02-22 v1 math.IT

Abstract

We consider the problem of reliable communication over a network containing a hidden {\it myopic} adversary who can eavesdrop on some zroz_{ro} links, jam some zwoz_{wo} links, and do both on some zrwz_{rw} links. We provide the first information-theoretically tight characterization of the optimal rate of communication possible under all possible settings of the tuple (zro,zwo,zrw)(z_{ro},z_{wo},z_{rw}) by providing a novel coding scheme/analysis for a subset of parameter regimes. In particular, our vanishing-error schemes bypass the Network Singleton Bound (which requires a zero-error recovery criteria) in a certain parameter regime where the capacity had been heretofore open. As a direct corollary we also obtain the capacity of the corresponding problem where information-theoretic secrecy against eavesdropping is required in addition to reliable communication.

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@article{arxiv.2102.09885,
  title  = {Network Coding with Myopic Adversaries},
  author = {Sijie Li and Rawad Bitar and Sidharth Jaggi and Yihan Zhang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2102.09885},
  year   = {2021}
}

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Extended version of IEEE ISIT submission. Short video explaining the result: https://cuhk.zoom.us/rec/play/ZL93f6ool7K0T48aoRy5FS_sjme9DjLRDvaQeDLsR7IfV2aQGWrJVbqTTJ12Fg9qpXXvWVM4twAmIH-W.I88Ef9sVrWNS4Eog?startTime=1612281070000&_x_zm_rtaid=qXNfoabtTQK94kBK0YE-6A.1613735660905.fd77db9ef1a673afd9cd4ac45303144d&_x_zm_rhtaid=338