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In this paper, we study the problem of physical layer security in large-scale multiple input multiple output (LS-MIMO) systems. The large number of antenna elements in LS-MIMO system is exploited to enhance transmission security and improve…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2014-07-29 Xiaoming Chen , Chau Yuen , Zhaoyang Zhang

This paper studies physical layer security in a wireless ad hoc network with numerous legitimate transmitter-receiver pairs and eavesdroppers. A hybrid full-/half-duplex receiver deployment strategy is proposed to secure legitimate…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-03-28 Tong-Xing Zheng , Hui-Ming Wang , Jinhong Yuan , Zhu Han , Moon Ho Lee

The goal of physical layer security (PLS) is to make use of the properties of the physical layer, including the wireless communication medium and the transceiver hardware, to enable critical aspects of secure communications. In particular,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-01-22 Mahdi Shakiba-Herfeh , Arsenia Chorti , H. Vince Poor

This letter studies the impact of fluid antenna system (FAS) technology on the performance of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-assisted multiuser communication networks. Specifically, we consider a scenario where a fixed-position antenna (FPA)…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-03-24 Farshad Rostami Ghadi , Masoud Kaveh , Francisco Hernando-Gallego , Diego Martin , Kai-Kit Wong , Chan-Byoung Chae

A novel Physical Layer Security (PLS) framework is conceived for enhancing the security of the wireless communication systems by exploiting multi-domain polarization in Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) systems. We design a…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-11-01 Luping Xiang , Yao Zeng , Jie Hu , Kun Yang , Lajos Hanzo

This letter considers a fluid antenna system (FAS)-aided rate-splitting multiple access (RSMA) approach for downlink transmission. In particular, a base station (BS) equipped with a single traditional antenna system (TAS) uses RSMA…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-11-19 Farshad Rostami Ghadi , Kai-Kit Wong , F. Javier Lopez-Martinez , Lajos Hanzo , Chan-Byoung Chae

The broadcast nature of wireless communication systems makes wireless transmission extremely susceptible to eavesdropping and even malicious interference. Physical layer security technology can effectively protect the private information…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-12-30 Weiping Shi , Xinyi Jiang , Jinsong Hu , Yin Teng , Yang Wang , Hangjia He , Rongen Dong , Feng Shu , Jiangzhou Wang

Cross-layer analysis has been gaining an increasing attention as a powerful tool to study and assess different quality-of-service (QoS) mechanisms in wireless networks. Regarding the physical and data-link layers, in this paper we provide a…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-05-01 Marwan Hammouda , Jürgen Peissig

Fluid antenna systems (FASs) are emerging as a reconfigurable-aperture technology that expands physical-layer design beyond fixed, rigid antenna geometries. While the \emph{fading diversity} of FASs -- which exploits spatial channel…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-05-22 Zhentian Zhang , Jingyuan Xu , Kai-Kit Wong , Hao Jiang , Zaichen Zhang , Hyundong Shin

In this paper we provide secrecy metrics applicable to physical-layer coding techniques with finite blocklengths over Gaussian and fading wiretap channel models. Our metrics go beyond some of the known practical secrecy measures, such as…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2015-09-24 Willie K. Harrison , Dinis Sarmento , João P. Vilela , Marco Gomes

Providing secure communications over the physical layer with the objective of achieving perfect secrecy without requiring a secret key has been receiving growing attention within the past decade. The vast majority of the existing studies in…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-08-10 Sina Rezaei Aghdam , Alireza Nooraiepour , Tolga M. Duman

Physical layer security (PLS) has received a growing interest from the research community for its ability to safeguard data confidentiality without relying on key distribution or encryption/decryption. However, the evolution towards the 5G…

This paper studies an extremely large-scale reconfigurable intelligent surface (XL-RIS)-aided near-field physical layer security (PLS) communication system, aiming to maximize the secrecy rate by jointly optimizing precoding vector at the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-03-09 Xiaotong Xu , Qian Zhang , Yunxiao Li , Xuejun Cheng , Meihui Liu , Ju Liu

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) has emerged as a key enabler for providing signal coverage, energy efficiency, reliable communication, and physical layer security (PLS) in next-generation wireless communication networks. This paper…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-01 Ahmet Muaz Aktas , Sefa Kayraklik , Sultangali Arzykulov , Galymzhan Nauryzbayev , Ibrahim Hokelek , Ali Gorcin

In the rapidly advancing landscape of 6G, characterized by ultra-high-speed wideband transmission in millimeter-wave and terahertz bands, our paper addresses the pivotal task of enhancing physical layer security (PLS) within near-field…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-04-23 Yuchen Zhang , Haiyang Zhang , Sa Xiao , Wanbin Tang , Yonina C. Eldar

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has become a crucial technology in the development of next-generation wireless communication systems. The integration of communication and sensing functionalities on a unified spectrum and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-06 Toshiki Matsumine , Hideki Ochiai , Junji Shikata

The high directionality of millimeter-wave (mmWave) communication systems has proven effective in reducing the attack surface against eavesdropping, thus improving the physical layer security. However, even with highly directional beams,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-20 Afifa Ishtiaq , Arash Asadi , Ladan Khaloopour , Waqar Ahmed , Vahid Jamali , Matthias Hollick

The secrecy performance in both near-field and far-field communications is analyzed using two fundamental metrics: the secrecy capacity under a power constraint and the minimum power requirement to achieve a specified secrecy rate target.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-04-11 Boqun Zhao , Chongjun Ouyang , Xingqi Zhang , Yuanwei Liu

In Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) systems, reliable and secure information exchange plays a pivotal role in road safety and traffic management. Due to the open nature of the wireless medium and the constant or intermittent mobility of…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-12-05 Kan Yu , Zhiyong Feng , Dong Li , Jiguo Yu

Physical layer security (PLS) has been shown to hold promise as a new paradigm for securing wireless links. In contrast with the conventional cryptographic techniques, PLS methods exploit the random fading in wireless channels to provide…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-05-07 Furqan Jameel , Shurjeel Wyne , Syed Junaid Nawaz , Junaid Ahmed , Kanapathippillai Cumanan