On the Use of Near-Field Constellation Focusing for Physical Layer Security with Extremely Large Antenna Arrays
In the fast-changing world of wireless communications, the combination of extremely large antenna arrays (ELAAs) and energy-efficient transmission methods is envisioned for the 6G. The application of directivity in the transmitted constellation can increase physical layer security (PLS) and promote...
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| author | João Ferreira João Guerreiro Rui Dinis Paulo Montezuma |
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| description | In the fast-changing world of wireless communications, the combination of extremely large antenna arrays (ELAAs) and energy-efficient transmission methods is envisioned for the 6G. The application of directivity in the transmitted constellation can increase physical layer security (PLS) and promote the energy efficiency of transmission. In such scenarios, large constellations can be divided into multiple binary phase shift keying (BPSK) components, with each component being individually amplified and transmitted by an antenna. In this work, we consider an ELAA acting as a transmitter and constellation decomposition at the sub-array level. We investigate the impact of considering a near-field channel model in terms of secrecy rate and mutual information. In addition to the energy efficiency of the constellation decomposition, it is demonstrated that the particularities of near-field beamforming increase the PLS, namely in terms of robustness to eavesdropping. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-45cb63c611ab4165a38ac0dd883127ea2024-03-12T16:42:25ZengMDPI AGElectronics2079-92922024-02-0113586910.3390/electronics13050869On the Use of Near-Field Constellation Focusing for Physical Layer Security with Extremely Large Antenna ArraysJoão Ferreira0João Guerreiro1Rui Dinis2Paulo Montezuma3NOVA School of Science and Technology, 2829-516 Caparica, PortugalNOVA School of Science and Technology, 2829-516 Caparica, PortugalNOVA School of Science and Technology, 2829-516 Caparica, PortugalNOVA School of Science and Technology, 2829-516 Caparica, PortugalIn the fast-changing world of wireless communications, the combination of extremely large antenna arrays (ELAAs) and energy-efficient transmission methods is envisioned for the 6G. The application of directivity in the transmitted constellation can increase physical layer security (PLS) and promote the energy efficiency of transmission. In such scenarios, large constellations can be divided into multiple binary phase shift keying (BPSK) components, with each component being individually amplified and transmitted by an antenna. In this work, we consider an ELAA acting as a transmitter and constellation decomposition at the sub-array level. We investigate the impact of considering a near-field channel model in terms of secrecy rate and mutual information. In addition to the energy efficiency of the constellation decomposition, it is demonstrated that the particularities of near-field beamforming increase the PLS, namely in terms of robustness to eavesdropping.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/13/5/869near fieldphysical layer securitydirectivityoptimized constellations |
| spellingShingle | João Ferreira João Guerreiro Rui Dinis Paulo Montezuma On the Use of Near-Field Constellation Focusing for Physical Layer Security with Extremely Large Antenna Arrays Electronics near field physical layer security directivity optimized constellations |
| title | On the Use of Near-Field Constellation Focusing for Physical Layer Security with Extremely Large Antenna Arrays |
| title_full | On the Use of Near-Field Constellation Focusing for Physical Layer Security with Extremely Large Antenna Arrays |
| title_fullStr | On the Use of Near-Field Constellation Focusing for Physical Layer Security with Extremely Large Antenna Arrays |
| title_full_unstemmed | On the Use of Near-Field Constellation Focusing for Physical Layer Security with Extremely Large Antenna Arrays |
| title_short | On the Use of Near-Field Constellation Focusing for Physical Layer Security with Extremely Large Antenna Arrays |
| title_sort | on the use of near field constellation focusing for physical layer security with extremely large antenna arrays |
| topic | near field physical layer security directivity optimized constellations |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/13/5/869 |
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