Joint Secrecy and Covert Communication (JSACC): An Enhanced Physical Layer Security Approach
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| author | Cheng, Yanyu Du, Haitao Hu, Liqin Lim, Wei Yang Bryan Li, Pan |
| author_facet | Cheng, Yanyu Du, Haitao Hu, Liqin Lim, Wei Yang Bryan Li, Pan |
| contents | In this paper, we propose an enhanced physical layer security approach, named joint secrecy and covert communication (JSACC), which aims to improve the performance of physical layer security (PLS). The JSACC system can dynamically switch between secrecy mode and covert mode according to the channel difference between legitimate and illegitimate receivers. We further leverage reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) to extend the communication range. For each scenario, we derive the closed-form expressions for the outage probability (OP) and ergodic rate (ER). To further understand system performance, we derive asymptotic approximations in the high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) regime to obtain the diversity order and high-SNR slope. We demonstrate that the diversity order of the JSACC depends on Nakagami fading parameters and the RIS reflecting element number. Simulation results are consistent with our theoretical analysis and reveal the superiority of the JSACC system over the conventional secrecy communication (SC) system. |
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| spellingShingle | Joint Secrecy and Covert Communication (JSACC): An Enhanced Physical Layer Security Approach Cheng, Yanyu Du, Haitao Hu, Liqin Lim, Wei Yang Bryan Li, Pan Signal Processing In this paper, we propose an enhanced physical layer security approach, named joint secrecy and covert communication (JSACC), which aims to improve the performance of physical layer security (PLS). The JSACC system can dynamically switch between secrecy mode and covert mode according to the channel difference between legitimate and illegitimate receivers. We further leverage reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) to extend the communication range. For each scenario, we derive the closed-form expressions for the outage probability (OP) and ergodic rate (ER). To further understand system performance, we derive asymptotic approximations in the high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) regime to obtain the diversity order and high-SNR slope. We demonstrate that the diversity order of the JSACC depends on Nakagami fading parameters and the RIS reflecting element number. Simulation results are consistent with our theoretical analysis and reveal the superiority of the JSACC system over the conventional secrecy communication (SC) system. |
| title | Joint Secrecy and Covert Communication (JSACC): An Enhanced Physical Layer Security Approach |
| topic | Signal Processing |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.27579 |