Intercept Probability of Underlay Uplink CRNs with Multi-Eavesdroppers

Mounia Bouabdellah, Faissal El Bouanani, Paschalis C. Sofotasios, Daniel Benevides Da Costa, Hussain Ben-Azza, Kahtan Mezher, Sami Muhaidat

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Abstract

The present contribution investigates the physical layer security in a cognitive radio network (CRN). To this end, we consider an underlay uplink CRN consisting of multiple secondary sources, a single-antenna secondary base station, and multiple eavesdroppers. In addition, we assume that the secondary sources transmit their data sequentially and that a jammer is randomly chosen from the remaining source nodes to send a jamming signal to the eavesdroppers. However, in an uplink underlay CRN, a friendly jammer is not always allowed to use its maximal transmit power as the secondary users are required to continuously adapt their power in order to avoid causing interference to the primary users. As a consequence, enhancing the system security using a jammer with low transmit power in the presence of numerous eavesdroppers turns out to be questionable. In this regard, we derive novel analytic expressions that assist in quantifying the achievable security levels and the corresponding limitations. This leads to the development of useful insights on the impact of network parameters on the performance of the system's security. The offered analytic results are corroborated through Monte Carlo simulation. It is shown, that for a low transmit power of the friendly jammer, the system's security can only be enhanced for a small number of eavesdroppers.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2019 IEEE 30th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, PIMRC 2019
PublisherIEEE
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-5386-8110-7
ISBN (Print)978-1-5386-8111-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2019
Publication typeA4 Article in conference proceedings
EventIEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications -
Duration: 1 Jan 1900 → …

Publication series

NameIEEE Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications
ISSN (Print)2166-9570
ISSN (Electronic)2166-9589

Conference

ConferenceIEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications
Period1/01/00 → …

Publication forum classification

  • Publication forum level 1

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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