Optimizing Indoor RIS-Aided Physical-Layer Security: A Codebook-Generation Methodology and Measurement-Based Analysis

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Autori principali: Kompostiotis, Dimitris, Vordonis, Dimitris, Paliouras, Vassilis, Alexandropoulos, George C.
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author Kompostiotis, Dimitris
Vordonis, Dimitris
Paliouras, Vassilis
Alexandropoulos, George C.
author_facet Kompostiotis, Dimitris
Vordonis, Dimitris
Paliouras, Vassilis
Alexandropoulos, George C.
contents Sixth-Generation (6G) wireless networks aim to support innovative Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications that demand faster and more secure data transmission. While higher Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) layers employ measures like encryption and secure protocols to address data security, Physical-Layer Security (PLS) focuses on preventing information leakage to EavesDroppers (EDs) and mitigating the effects of jammers and spoofing attacks. In this context, the emerging technology of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs) can play an instrumental role, enhancing PLS by intelligently reflecting electromagnetic waves to benefit Legitimate Users (LUs) while obstructing EDs. This paper presents practical indoor measurements to evaluate the capability of an RIS to enhance PLS, focusing on a varactor-based RIS technology designed for the FR1 band at 3.55 GHz. A comparative analysis of state-of-the-art RIS-aided secrecy optimization algorithms together with a novel approach designed in this paper, which relies on a newly generated RIS phase configuration codebook, highlight the potential of RISs to improve both data rates for LUs as well as secrecy against EDs in real-world indoor multipath environments. The results also demonstrate the frequency selectivity of the RIS, proviging practical insights on the optimization of the technology.
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spellingShingle Optimizing Indoor RIS-Aided Physical-Layer Security: A Codebook-Generation Methodology and Measurement-Based Analysis
Kompostiotis, Dimitris
Vordonis, Dimitris
Paliouras, Vassilis
Alexandropoulos, George C.
Signal Processing
Sixth-Generation (6G) wireless networks aim to support innovative Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications that demand faster and more secure data transmission. While higher Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) layers employ measures like encryption and secure protocols to address data security, Physical-Layer Security (PLS) focuses on preventing information leakage to EavesDroppers (EDs) and mitigating the effects of jammers and spoofing attacks. In this context, the emerging technology of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs) can play an instrumental role, enhancing PLS by intelligently reflecting electromagnetic waves to benefit Legitimate Users (LUs) while obstructing EDs. This paper presents practical indoor measurements to evaluate the capability of an RIS to enhance PLS, focusing on a varactor-based RIS technology designed for the FR1 band at 3.55 GHz. A comparative analysis of state-of-the-art RIS-aided secrecy optimization algorithms together with a novel approach designed in this paper, which relies on a newly generated RIS phase configuration codebook, highlight the potential of RISs to improve both data rates for LUs as well as secrecy against EDs in real-world indoor multipath environments. The results also demonstrate the frequency selectivity of the RIS, proviging practical insights on the optimization of the technology.
title Optimizing Indoor RIS-Aided Physical-Layer Security: A Codebook-Generation Methodology and Measurement-Based Analysis
topic Signal Processing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.22082