Joint Active and Passive Secure Precoding in IRS-Aided MIMO Systems

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Contributors

  • Saba Asaad - , Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Author)
  • Yifei Wu - , Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Author)
  • Ali Bereyhi - , Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Author)
  • Ralf R. Muller - , Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Author)
  • Rafael F. Schaefer - , University of Siegen (Author)
  • H. Vincent Poor - , Princeton University (Author)

Abstract

Using intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs), wireless propagation channels can be manipulated such that information leakage to eavesdropping terminals in a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) setting is significantly suppressed. This observation illustrates the potential secrecy gains of IRS-aided MIMO systems. This work develops a novel low-complexity algorithm by which these potential gains are exploited. Invoking methods from fractional programming, the algorithm iteratively designs the digital precoder at the transmitter and tunes the IRS elements, such that the weighted secrecy sum-rate is maximized. It is shown that as the algorithm iterates, the weighted secrecy sum-rate evolves in a non-decreasing way. Numerical investigations confirm the efficiency of the proposed algorithm.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2021 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM)
Pages1-6
ISBN (electronic)978-1-7281-8104-2
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

SeriesIEEE Conference on Global Communications (GLOBECOM)
ISSN1930-529X

Conference

Title2021 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2021
Duration7 - 11 December 2021
CityMadrid
CountrySpain

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0002-1702-9075/work/165878278

Keywords

Keywords

  • fractional programming, Intelligent reflecting surfaces, MIMO precoding, physical-layer security