Physical layer security of maximal ratio combining in underlay cognitive radio unit over Rayleigh fading channels

Hui Zhao, Hequn Liu, Yaping Liu, Chaoqing Tang, Gaofeng Pan

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Abstract

In this paper, we investigate the secrecy outage performance of maximal ratio combining (MRC) in cognitive radio networks (CRNs) over Rayleigh fading channels. In a single input multiple output wiretap system, we consider a secondary user SU-TX transmits confidential messages to another secondary user SU-RX equipped with K (K>1) antennas while MRC technique is adopted to improve its received signal-to-noise ratio. Meanwhile, an eavesdropper exists to overhear the information between SU-TX and SU-RX. SU-TX adopts the underlay strategy to meet the quality of service of the primary user without spectrum sensing. In this paper, we derive the closed-form expressions for the secrecy outage probability and the probability of nonzero secrecy capacity of MRC scheme in CRNs over Rayleigh fading channels. Simulations are conducted to validate the accuracy of our proposed analytical models.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 2015 IEEE International Conference on Communication Software and Networks, ICCSN 2015
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages201-205
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781479919833
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 9 Oct 2015
Externally publishedYes
EventIEEE International Conference on Communication Software and Networks, ICCSN 2015 - Chengdu, China
Duration: 6 Jun 20157 Jun 2015

Publication series

NameProceedings of 2015 IEEE International Conference on Communication Software and Networks, ICCSN 2015

Conference

ConferenceIEEE International Conference on Communication Software and Networks, ICCSN 2015
Country/TerritoryChina
CityChengdu
Period6/06/157/06/15

Keywords

  • Rayleigh fading channels
  • Secrecy outage probability
  • maximal ratio combining
  • single input multiple output
  • the probability of nonzero secrecy capacity
  • underlay cognitive radio networks

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