Securing Massive MIMO Systems: Secrecy for Free with Low-Complexity Architectures

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Beitragende

  • Ali Bereyhi - , Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (Autor:in)
  • Saba Asaad - , Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (Autor:in)
  • Ralf R. Muller - , Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (Autor:in)
  • Rafael F. Schaefer - , Universität Siegen (Autor:in)
  • Georg Fischer - , Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (Autor:in)
  • H. Vincent Poor - , Princeton University (Autor:in)

Abstract

Passively overheard massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) settings are capable of suppressing eavesdroppers via narrow beamforming towards legitimate receivers. This implies that secrecy is obtained almost for free in these settings. This study shows that this is a valid property for a large class of low-complexity massive MIMO transmitters. The investigations consider two dominant approaches for complexity reduction, namely antenna selection and hybrid analog-digital precoding. It is shown that using either approach, the information leakage per achievable sum-rate vanishes as the number of transmit antennas grows large. The results demonstrate that, as the transmit array size grows large, the normalized information leakage obtained by antenna selection and hybrid analog-digital precoding converges to zero double-logarithmically and logarithmically, respectively. The analytical results are confirmed for various benchmark architectures via numerical simulations.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer9399244
Seiten (von - bis)5831-5845
Seitenumfang15
FachzeitschriftIEEE transactions on wireless communications
Jahrgang20
Ausgabenummer9
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Sept. 2021
Peer-Review-StatusJa
Extern publiziertJa

Schlagworte

Schlagwörter

  • antenna selection, hybrid analog-digital precoding, massive MIMO systems, Physical layer security