Distributionally Robust Physical-Layer Security for Satellite Communication via Aerial Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface

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Autori principali: Wang, Zhaole, Tang, Xiao, Liu, Naijin, Liu, Jinxin, Du, Qinghe, Chen, Lei, Lin, Tingwu
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Pubblicazione: 2026
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author Wang, Zhaole
Tang, Xiao
Liu, Naijin
Liu, Jinxin
Du, Qinghe
Chen, Lei
Lin, Tingwu
author_facet Wang, Zhaole
Tang, Xiao
Liu, Naijin
Liu, Jinxin
Du, Qinghe
Chen, Lei
Lin, Tingwu
contents Satellite communications are envisioned as a key enabler for ubiquitous coverage in future 6G networks, yet the broadcast nature renders them vulnerable to eavesdropping, especially given the long-distance transmissions and associated high uncertainties. In this paper, we propose the physical layer security enhancement for multi-beam satellite communications with the assistance of an aerial reconfigurable intelligent surface (ARIS). Considering the high dynamics and uncertainties of channels, we characterize the channel distribution with moment-based ambiguity sets. Accordingly, a distributionally robust secrecy rate optimization is formulated through joint design of transmit and reflection beamforming. We then introduce a conditional value-at-risk-based reformulation to convert the probabilistic constraints into deterministic forms. An alternating optimization framework is subsequently employed to iteratively update the transmit and reflective beamforming vectors until convergence. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed distributionally robust scheme significantly enhances secrecy performance, and maintains reliable performance across various channel error distributions.
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spellingShingle Distributionally Robust Physical-Layer Security for Satellite Communication via Aerial Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface
Wang, Zhaole
Tang, Xiao
Liu, Naijin
Liu, Jinxin
Du, Qinghe
Chen, Lei
Lin, Tingwu
Information Theory
Signal Processing
Satellite communications are envisioned as a key enabler for ubiquitous coverage in future 6G networks, yet the broadcast nature renders them vulnerable to eavesdropping, especially given the long-distance transmissions and associated high uncertainties. In this paper, we propose the physical layer security enhancement for multi-beam satellite communications with the assistance of an aerial reconfigurable intelligent surface (ARIS). Considering the high dynamics and uncertainties of channels, we characterize the channel distribution with moment-based ambiguity sets. Accordingly, a distributionally robust secrecy rate optimization is formulated through joint design of transmit and reflection beamforming. We then introduce a conditional value-at-risk-based reformulation to convert the probabilistic constraints into deterministic forms. An alternating optimization framework is subsequently employed to iteratively update the transmit and reflective beamforming vectors until convergence. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed distributionally robust scheme significantly enhances secrecy performance, and maintains reliable performance across various channel error distributions.
title Distributionally Robust Physical-Layer Security for Satellite Communication via Aerial Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface
topic Information Theory
Signal Processing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.31526