IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT)

Switched power allocation for MISOME wiretap channels

Thang Van Nguyen, Tony Q. S. Quek, Hyundong Shin

Published Jul 1, 2012• 4 citations

Abstract

In this paper, we consider secure communication over a multiple-input single-output Rayleigh-fading channel in the presence of a multiple-antenna eavesdropper - referred to as a multiple-input single-output multiple-eavesdropper (MISOME) wiretap channel. Specifically, secure beamforming with artificial noise is treated when the transmitter has access to full channel state information (CSI) of a legitimate channel but only partial statistical CSI of an eavesdropper channel. We first derive the optimal power allocation between the information-bearing signal and artificial noise (or simulated interference) to maximize the achievable secrecy rate in the presence of a weak or strong eavesdropper. We then develop a near-optimal power allocation strategy in a switched fashion for a general case and derive a closed-form expression for the ergodic secrecy rate achieved by secure beamforming with this switched power allocation in the MISOME wiretap channel.

DOI: 10.1109/isit.2012.6283928

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