IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications

Channel-Correlation-Enabled Transmission Optimization for MISO Wiretap Channels

Shuai Han, Sai Xu, Weixiao Meng, Lei He

Published Oct 13, 2020• 26 citations

Abstract

An artificial noise (AN)-aided beamformer specific to correlated main and wiretap channels is designed in this paper. We consider slow-fading multiple-input-single-output wiretap channels with multiple passive single-antenna eavesdroppers in which an independent transmitter side and correlated receiver side are assumed. Additionally, the source has accurate main channel information and statistical wiretap channel information. To reduce the secrecy loss due to receiver-side correlation, this paper proposes a channel-correlation-enabled transmission optimization scheme. In particular, the correlation is viewed as a resource to acquire more knowledge about wiretap channels. Based on this, the statistical distribution of wiretap channels is described more precisely, and an elaborate channel-correlation-enabled AN-aided beamformer is designed. Then, the achievable secrecy rate under transmit power and secrecy outage constraints is derived. Finally, the study is also extended to a specific scenario of multiple-antenna eavesdroppers. Simulation results show that the secrecy rate under transmit power and secrecy outage constraints can be improved under high correlation.

DOI: 10.1109/twc.2020.3028857

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