Physical layer security via maximal ratio combining and relay selection over Rayleigh fading channel

Tong Li, Tianyu Zhang, Bin Zhong, Zhongshan Zhang*, Athanasios V. Vasilakos

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Abstract

The impact of both maximal ratio combining (MRC) and relay selection on the physical layer security in wireless communication systems is studied by analyzing some important factors, including the probability characteristic of the legitimate receiver (Bob) and malicious eavesdropper (Eve)'s end-to-end signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), the secrecy outage probability, and the average secrecy channel capacity over Rayleigh fading Channel. We assume that Bob receives its data from both the relay and the source by cooperative communication, provided that MRC is employed at the receiver. Compared to the conventional MRC methods, a higher spatial diversity order can be exploited by performing relay selection in the proposed method, as validated via both theoretical analysis and numerical simulation. The theoretical closed-form expressions for some figures of merit, e.g., the secrecy outage probability and the average secrecy capacity, are all consistent with the numerical results.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2015 IEEE 26th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications, PIMRC 2015
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages612-616
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781467367820
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event26th IEEE Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications, PIMRC 2015 - Hong Kong, China
Duration: 30 Aug 20152 Sept 2015

Publication series

NameIEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, PIMRC
Volume2015-December

Conference

Conference26th IEEE Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications, PIMRC 2015
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHong Kong
Period30/08/152/09/15

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