StarCast: A Secure and Spectrum-Efficient Group Communication Scheme for LEO Satellite Networks
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| author | Zhang, Chaoyu Yu, Hexuan Shi, Shanghao Li, Shaoyu Shi, Yi Burger, Eric Hou, Y. Thomas Lou, Wenjing |
| author_facet | Zhang, Chaoyu Yu, Hexuan Shi, Shanghao Li, Shaoyu Shi, Yi Burger, Eric Hou, Y. Thomas Lou, Wenjing |
| contents | Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite networks serve as a cornerstone infrastructure for providing ubiquitous connectivity in areas where terrestrial infrastructure is unavailable. With the emergence of Direct-to-Cell (DTC) satellites, these networks can provide direct access to mobile phones and IoT devices without relying on terrestrial base stations, leading to a surge in massive connectivity demands for the serving satellite. To address this issue, group communication is an effective paradigm that enables simultaneous content delivery to multiple users and thus optimizes bandwidth reuse. Although extensive research has been conducted to improve group communication performance, securing this communication without compromising its inherent spectrum efficiency remains a critical challenge. To address this, we introduce StarCast, a secure group encryption scheme for LEO satellite networks. Our solution leverages ciphertext-policy attribute-based encryption (CP-ABE) to implement fine-grained access control by embedding access policies directly within the ciphertext. Unlike standard secure communication approaches that require dedicated per-user channels and significantly deplete limited satellite spectrum resources, StarCast maintains efficient spectrum reuse within user groups while ensuring that only authorized users can access transmitted data. Additionally, it significantly reduces the costly key management overhead associated with conventional encryption schemes. |
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| spellingShingle | StarCast: A Secure and Spectrum-Efficient Group Communication Scheme for LEO Satellite Networks Zhang, Chaoyu Yu, Hexuan Shi, Shanghao Li, Shaoyu Shi, Yi Burger, Eric Hou, Y. Thomas Lou, Wenjing Networking and Internet Architecture Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite networks serve as a cornerstone infrastructure for providing ubiquitous connectivity in areas where terrestrial infrastructure is unavailable. With the emergence of Direct-to-Cell (DTC) satellites, these networks can provide direct access to mobile phones and IoT devices without relying on terrestrial base stations, leading to a surge in massive connectivity demands for the serving satellite. To address this issue, group communication is an effective paradigm that enables simultaneous content delivery to multiple users and thus optimizes bandwidth reuse. Although extensive research has been conducted to improve group communication performance, securing this communication without compromising its inherent spectrum efficiency remains a critical challenge. To address this, we introduce StarCast, a secure group encryption scheme for LEO satellite networks. Our solution leverages ciphertext-policy attribute-based encryption (CP-ABE) to implement fine-grained access control by embedding access policies directly within the ciphertext. Unlike standard secure communication approaches that require dedicated per-user channels and significantly deplete limited satellite spectrum resources, StarCast maintains efficient spectrum reuse within user groups while ensuring that only authorized users can access transmitted data. Additionally, it significantly reduces the costly key management overhead associated with conventional encryption schemes. |
| title | StarCast: A Secure and Spectrum-Efficient Group Communication Scheme for LEO Satellite Networks |
| topic | Networking and Internet Architecture |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.07901 |