基于无线信道差异的隐蔽通信
Covert communication based on the difference of wireless channels
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摘要: 本文在背景噪声存在不确定性的无线通信中,研究对于监控方检测最有利条件下的单向隐蔽通信问题。首先,根据接收方检测能力存在极限的事实,利用信道预编码保证在接收方处汇聚的信号功率超过其检测阈值,同时保证在监控方处弥散的信号功率低于检测阈值,进而实现基于信道差异的隐蔽通信。其次,本文推导了平均遍历隐蔽通信速率的闭式解。理论分析和仿真结果表明,虽然在对于监控方检测最有利的场景中,噪声不确定性对隐蔽通信有负面作用,但是通过增加天线数量依旧可以达到正的隐蔽通信速率。
Abstract: In the environment with noise uncertainty, the one-way covert communication was investigated under the best-case scenarios for the detection of a warden. First, given that receivers have detection limits, the channel-based precoding was applied to ensure that the power of signals converged at the receiver exceeds its detection limit, whereas the power of signals diffused at the warden is below its detection limit, achieving covert transmission based on the difference of wireless channels. Second, the closed-form expression of the average ergodic covert rate was derived. The theoretical analyses and simulation experiments results indicate that the uncontrollable noise uncertainty in environments has negative effects on covert transmission in the best-case scenarios for the warden. However, positive covert rates can still be achieved by controlling power and the antenna number.