IRS-Assisted UAV Covert Communication via Location and Power Optimization

Chao Wang, Xinying Chen, Jianping An, Zehui Xiong, Chengwen Xing, Nan Zhao*, Dusit Niyato

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Abstract

In this paper, we propose a covert communication scheme assisted by UAV-IRS to maximize the covert transmission rate. The ground transmitter, Alice, secretly delivers the private message to a legitimate receiver, Bob, via the UAV-IRS, wishing that the transmission will not be noticed by the warden, Willie. Willie is adversarial to Alice and the UAV-IRS, which makes his accurate location difficult to obtain. Given this fact, we first determine an optimal detection threshold and derive the error detection probability at Willie, which is the worst-case situation for the legitimate transmission. Then, we maximize the covert transmission rate by alternatively optimizing the transmit power of Alice, the IRS phase shift and the horizontal location of UAV-IRS subject to the covert requirements. Numerical results are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed covert communication scheme assisted by UAV-IRS.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2022 IEEE 14th International Conference on Wireless Communications and Signal Processing, WCSP 2022
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages275-280
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781665450850
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Event14th IEEE International Conference on Wireless Communications and Signal Processing, WCSP 2022 - Virtual, Online, China
Duration: 1 Nov 20223 Nov 2022

Publication series

Name2022 IEEE 14th International Conference on Wireless Communications and Signal Processing, WCSP 2022

Conference

Conference14th IEEE International Conference on Wireless Communications and Signal Processing, WCSP 2022
Country/TerritoryChina
CityVirtual, Online
Period1/11/223/11/22

Keywords

  • Covert communication
  • intelligent reflecting surface
  • location optimization
  • power allocation
  • unmanned aerial vehicle

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