Performance Analysis of Finite Blocklength Transmissions Over Wiretap Fading Channels: An Average Information Leakage Perspective

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Hauptverfasser: Mamaghani, Milad Tatar, Zhou, Xiangyun, Yang, Nan, Swindlehurst, A. Lee, Poor, H. Vincent
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author Mamaghani, Milad Tatar
Zhou, Xiangyun
Yang, Nan
Swindlehurst, A. Lee
Poor, H. Vincent
author_facet Mamaghani, Milad Tatar
Zhou, Xiangyun
Yang, Nan
Swindlehurst, A. Lee
Poor, H. Vincent
contents Physical-layer security (PLS) is a promising technique to complement more traditional means of communication security in beyond-5G wireless networks. However, studies of PLS are often based on ideal assumptions such as infinite coding blocklengths or perfect knowledge of the wiretap link's channel state information (CSI). In this work, we study the performance of finite blocklength (FBL) transmissions using a new secrecy metric $\unicode{x2013}$ the average information leakage (AIL). We evaluate the exact and approximate AIL with Gaussian signaling and arbitrary fading channels, assuming that the eavesdropper's instantaneous CSI is unknown. We then conduct case studies that use artificial noise (AN) beamforming to analyze the AIL in both Rayleigh and Rician fading channels. The accuracy of the analytical expressions is verified through extensive simulations, and various insights regarding the impact of key system parameters on the AIL are obtained. Particularly, our results reveal that allowing a small level of AIL can potentially lead to significant reliability enhancements. To improve the system performance, we formulate and solve an average secrecy throughput (AST) optimization problem via both non-adaptive and adaptive design strategies. Our findings highlight the significance of blocklength design and AN power allocation, as well as the impact of their trade-off on the AST.
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spellingShingle Performance Analysis of Finite Blocklength Transmissions Over Wiretap Fading Channels: An Average Information Leakage Perspective
Mamaghani, Milad Tatar
Zhou, Xiangyun
Yang, Nan
Swindlehurst, A. Lee
Poor, H. Vincent
Information Theory
Physical-layer security (PLS) is a promising technique to complement more traditional means of communication security in beyond-5G wireless networks. However, studies of PLS are often based on ideal assumptions such as infinite coding blocklengths or perfect knowledge of the wiretap link's channel state information (CSI). In this work, we study the performance of finite blocklength (FBL) transmissions using a new secrecy metric $\unicode{x2013}$ the average information leakage (AIL). We evaluate the exact and approximate AIL with Gaussian signaling and arbitrary fading channels, assuming that the eavesdropper's instantaneous CSI is unknown. We then conduct case studies that use artificial noise (AN) beamforming to analyze the AIL in both Rayleigh and Rician fading channels. The accuracy of the analytical expressions is verified through extensive simulations, and various insights regarding the impact of key system parameters on the AIL are obtained. Particularly, our results reveal that allowing a small level of AIL can potentially lead to significant reliability enhancements. To improve the system performance, we formulate and solve an average secrecy throughput (AST) optimization problem via both non-adaptive and adaptive design strategies. Our findings highlight the significance of blocklength design and AN power allocation, as well as the impact of their trade-off on the AST.
title Performance Analysis of Finite Blocklength Transmissions Over Wiretap Fading Channels: An Average Information Leakage Perspective
topic Information Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.13184