Abstract:
We consider a cognitive radio (CR) network consisting of a secondary transmitter (ST), a secondary destination (SD) and multiple secondary relays (SRs) in the presence of...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
We consider a cognitive radio (CR) network consisting of a secondary transmitter (ST), a secondary destination (SD) and multiple secondary relays (SRs) in the presence of an eavesdropper, where the ST transmits to the SD with the assistance of SRs, while the eavesdropper attempts to intercept the secondary transmission. We rely on careful relay selection for protecting the ST-SD transmission against the eavesdropper with the aid of both single-relay and multi-relay selection. To be specific, only the “best” SR is chosen in the single-relay selection for assisting the secondary transmission, whereas the multi-relay selection invokes multiple SRs for simultaneously forwarding the ST's transmission to the SD. We analyze both the intercept probability and outage probability of the proposed single-relay and multi-relay selection schemes for the secondary transmission relying on realistic spectrum sensing. We also evaluate the performance of classic direct transmission and artificial noise based methods for the purpose of comparison with the proposed relay selection schemes. It is shown that as the intercept probability requirement is relaxed, the outage performance of the direct transmission, the artificial noise based and the relay selection schemes improves, and vice versa. This implies a trade-off between the security and reliability of the secondary transmission in the presence of eavesdropping attacks, which is referred to as the security-reliability trade-off (SRT). Furthermore, we demonstrate that the SRTs of the single-relay and multi-relay selection schemes are generally better than that of classic direct transmission, explicitly demonstrating the advantage of the proposed relay selection in terms of protecting the secondary transmissions against eavesdropping attacks. Moreover, as the number of SRs increases, the SRTs of the proposed single-relay and multi-relay selection approaches significantly improve. Finally, our numerical results show that as expected, th...
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Communications ( Volume: 63, Issue: 1, January 2015)
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School of Telecommunications and Information Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, China
Yulong Zou (S'07–M'12–SM'13) received the B.Eng. degree in
information engineering from NUPT, Nanjing, China, in July 2006, the first Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from
the Stevens Institute of Technology, New Jersey, the United States, in May 2012, and the second Ph.D. degree in signal
and information processing from NUPT, Nanjing, China, in July 2012. He is a Full Professor at the Nanjing University of
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Yulong Zou (S'07–M'12–SM'13) received the B.Eng. degree in
information engineering from NUPT, Nanjing, China, in July 2006, the first Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from
the Stevens Institute of Technology, New Jersey, the United States, in May 2012, and the second Ph.D. degree in signal
and information processing from NUPT, Nanjing, China, in July 2012. He is a Full Professor at the Nanjing University of
Posts a...View more

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Benoit Champagne (S'87–M'89–SM'03) was born in Joliette (PQ),
Canada, in 1961. He received the B.Ing. degree in engineering physics and the M.Sc. degree in physics from the
University of Montreal in 1983 and 1985, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the
University of Toronto in 1990. From 1990 to 1999, he was with INRS, University of Quebec, where he held the positions of
Assistant and then ...Show More
Benoit Champagne (S'87–M'89–SM'03) was born in Joliette (PQ),
Canada, in 1961. He received the B.Ing. degree in engineering physics and the M.Sc. degree in physics from the
University of Montreal in 1983 and 1985, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the
University of Toronto in 1990. From 1990 to 1999, he was with INRS, University of Quebec, where he held the positions of
Assistant and then ...View more

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
Wei-Ping Zhu (SM'97) received the B.E. and M.E. degrees from Nanjing
University of Posts and Telecommunications, and the Ph.D. degree from Southeast University, Nanjing, China, in 1982,
1985, and 1991, respectively, all in electrical engineering. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow from 1991 to 1992 and a
Research Associate from 1996 to 1998 with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia University,
Montr...Show More
Wei-Ping Zhu (SM'97) received the B.E. and M.E. degrees from Nanjing
University of Posts and Telecommunications, and the Ph.D. degree from Southeast University, Nanjing, China, in 1982,
1985, and 1991, respectively, all in electrical engineering. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow from 1991 to 1992 and a
Research Associate from 1996 to 1998 with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia University,
Montr...View more

Department of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, U.K.
Lajos Hanzo received the degree in electronics in 1976 and the doctorate
in 1983. In 2009 he was awarded “Doctor Honoris Causa” by the Technical University of Budapest. During his
37-year career in telecommunications he has held various research and academic posts in Hungary, Germany, and the UK.
Since 1986 he has been with the School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, UK, where he
holds the ...Show More
Lajos Hanzo received the degree in electronics in 1976 and the doctorate
in 1983. In 2009 he was awarded “Doctor Honoris Causa” by the Technical University of Budapest. During his
37-year career in telecommunications he has held various research and academic posts in Hungary, Germany, and the UK.
Since 1986 he has been with the School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, UK, where he
holds the ...View more

School of Telecommunications and Information Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, China
Yulong Zou (S'07–M'12–SM'13) received the B.Eng. degree in
information engineering from NUPT, Nanjing, China, in July 2006, the first Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from
the Stevens Institute of Technology, New Jersey, the United States, in May 2012, and the second Ph.D. degree in signal
and information processing from NUPT, Nanjing, China, in July 2012. He is a Full Professor at the Nanjing University of
Posts and Telecommunications (NUPT), Nanjing, China. His research interests span a wide range of topics in wireless
communications and signal processing, including the cooperative communications, cognitive radio, wireless security, and
energy-efficient communications.
He is currently serving as an editor for the IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, IEEE Communications
Letters, EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, and KSII Transactions on Internet and Information
Systems. He served as the lead guest editor for a special issue on “Security Challenges and Issues in Cognitive
Radio Networks” in the EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing. He is also serving as the lead guest
editor for a special issue on “Security and Reliability Challenges in Industrial Wireless Sensor Networks”
in the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics. In addition, he has acted as symposium chairs, session
chairs, and TPC members for a number of IEEE sponsored conferences, including the IEEE Wireless Communications
and Networking Conference (WCNC), IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), IEEE International Conference on
Communications (ICC), IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC), International Conference on Communications in China
(ICCC), and so on.
Yulong Zou (S'07–M'12–SM'13) received the B.Eng. degree in
information engineering from NUPT, Nanjing, China, in July 2006, the first Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from
the Stevens Institute of Technology, New Jersey, the United States, in May 2012, and the second Ph.D. degree in signal
and information processing from NUPT, Nanjing, China, in July 2012. He is a Full Professor at the Nanjing University of
Posts and Telecommunications (NUPT), Nanjing, China. His research interests span a wide range of topics in wireless
communications and signal processing, including the cooperative communications, cognitive radio, wireless security, and
energy-efficient communications.
He is currently serving as an editor for the IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, IEEE Communications
Letters, EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, and KSII Transactions on Internet and Information
Systems. He served as the lead guest editor for a special issue on “Security Challenges and Issues in Cognitive
Radio Networks” in the EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing. He is also serving as the lead guest
editor for a special issue on “Security and Reliability Challenges in Industrial Wireless Sensor Networks”
in the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics. In addition, he has acted as symposium chairs, session
chairs, and TPC members for a number of IEEE sponsored conferences, including the IEEE Wireless Communications
and Networking Conference (WCNC), IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), IEEE International Conference on
Communications (ICC), IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC), International Conference on Communications in China
(ICCC), and so on.View more

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Benoit Champagne (S'87–M'89–SM'03) was born in Joliette (PQ),
Canada, in 1961. He received the B.Ing. degree in engineering physics and the M.Sc. degree in physics from the
University of Montreal in 1983 and 1985, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the
University of Toronto in 1990. From 1990 to 1999, he was with INRS, University of Quebec, where he held the positions of
Assistant and then Associate Professor. In 1999, he joined McGill University, Montreal, as an Associate Professor with
the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He served as Associate Chairman of Graduate Studies in the
Department from 2004 to 2007 and is now a Full Professor.
His research interests focus on the investigation of new computational algorithms for the digital processing of
information bearing signals and overlap many sub-areas of statistical signal processing, including: detection and
estimation, sensor array processing, adaptive filtering, multirate systems, and applications thereof to broadband voice
and data communications. Over the years, he has supervised many graduate students in these areas and co-authored several
papers, including key works on subspace tracking, speech enhancement, time delay estimation and spread sources
localization.
Benoit Champagne (S'87–M'89–SM'03) was born in Joliette (PQ),
Canada, in 1961. He received the B.Ing. degree in engineering physics and the M.Sc. degree in physics from the
University of Montreal in 1983 and 1985, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the
University of Toronto in 1990. From 1990 to 1999, he was with INRS, University of Quebec, where he held the positions of
Assistant and then Associate Professor. In 1999, he joined McGill University, Montreal, as an Associate Professor with
the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He served as Associate Chairman of Graduate Studies in the
Department from 2004 to 2007 and is now a Full Professor.
His research interests focus on the investigation of new computational algorithms for the digital processing of
information bearing signals and overlap many sub-areas of statistical signal processing, including: detection and
estimation, sensor array processing, adaptive filtering, multirate systems, and applications thereof to broadband voice
and data communications. Over the years, he has supervised many graduate students in these areas and co-authored several
papers, including key works on subspace tracking, speech enhancement, time delay estimation and spread sources
localization.View more

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
Wei-Ping Zhu (SM'97) received the B.E. and M.E. degrees from Nanjing
University of Posts and Telecommunications, and the Ph.D. degree from Southeast University, Nanjing, China, in 1982,
1985, and 1991, respectively, all in electrical engineering. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow from 1991 to 1992 and a
Research Associate from 1996 to 1998 with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia University,
Montreal, Canada. During 1993–1996, he was an Associate Professor with the Department of Information Engineering,
Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications. From 1998 to 2001, he worked with hi-tech companies in Ottawa,
Canada, including Nortel Networks and SR Telecom Inc. Since July 2001, he has been with Concordia's Electrical and
Computer Engineering Department as a full-time faculty member, where he is presently a Full Professor. His research
interests include digital signal processing fundamentals, speech and audio processing, and signal processing for
wireless communication with a particular focus on MIMO systems and cooperative relay networks.
Dr. Zhu was an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems Part I: Fundamental Theory
and Applications from 2001 to 2003, and an Associate Editor of Circuits, Systems and Signal Processing from 2006 to
2009. He was also a Guest Editor for the IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications for the special
issues of: Broadband Wireless Communications for High Speed Vehicles, and Virtual MIMO during 2011–2013. Since
2011, he has served as an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems Part II: Express
Briefs. Dr. Zhu was the Secretary of Digital Signal Processing Technical Committee (DSPTC) of the IEEE Circuits and
System Society during 2012–2014, where he is presently the Chair of the DSPTC.
Wei-Ping Zhu (SM'97) received the B.E. and M.E. degrees from Nanjing
University of Posts and Telecommunications, and the Ph.D. degree from Southeast University, Nanjing, China, in 1982,
1985, and 1991, respectively, all in electrical engineering. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow from 1991 to 1992 and a
Research Associate from 1996 to 1998 with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia University,
Montreal, Canada. During 1993–1996, he was an Associate Professor with the Department of Information Engineering,
Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications. From 1998 to 2001, he worked with hi-tech companies in Ottawa,
Canada, including Nortel Networks and SR Telecom Inc. Since July 2001, he has been with Concordia's Electrical and
Computer Engineering Department as a full-time faculty member, where he is presently a Full Professor. His research
interests include digital signal processing fundamentals, speech and audio processing, and signal processing for
wireless communication with a particular focus on MIMO systems and cooperative relay networks.
Dr. Zhu was an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems Part I: Fundamental Theory
and Applications from 2001 to 2003, and an Associate Editor of Circuits, Systems and Signal Processing from 2006 to
2009. He was also a Guest Editor for the IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications for the special
issues of: Broadband Wireless Communications for High Speed Vehicles, and Virtual MIMO during 2011–2013. Since
2011, he has served as an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems Part II: Express
Briefs. Dr. Zhu was the Secretary of Digital Signal Processing Technical Committee (DSPTC) of the IEEE Circuits and
System Society during 2012–2014, where he is presently the Chair of the DSPTC.View more

Department of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, U.K.
Lajos Hanzo received the degree in electronics in 1976 and the doctorate
in 1983. In 2009 he was awarded “Doctor Honoris Causa” by the Technical University of Budapest. During his
37-year career in telecommunications he has held various research and academic posts in Hungary, Germany, and the UK.
Since 1986 he has been with the School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, UK, where he
holds the chair in telecommunications. He has successfully supervised 80+ Ph.D. students, co-authored 20 John Wiley/IEEE
Press books on mobile radio communications totalling in excess of 10 000 pages, published 1400+ research entries at IEEE
Xplore, acted both as TPC and General Chair of IEEE conferences, presented keynote lectures and has been awarded a
number of distinctions. Currently he is directing a 100-strong academic research team, working on a range of research
projects in the field of wireless multimedia communications sponsored by industry, the Engineering and Physical Sciences
Research Council (EPSRC) UK, the European Research Council's Advanced Fellow Grant and the Royal Society's Wolfson
Research Merit Award. He is an enthusiastic supporter of industrial and academic liaison and he offers a range of
industrial courses. He is also a Governor of the IEEE VTS. During 2008–2012 he was the Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE
Press and a Chaired Professor also at Tsinghua University, Beijing. His research is funded by the European Research
Council's Senior Research Fellow Grant. For further information on research in progress and associated publications
please refer to http://www-mobile.ecs.soton.ac.uk Lajos has 20 000+citations.
Lajos Hanzo received the degree in electronics in 1976 and the doctorate
in 1983. In 2009 he was awarded “Doctor Honoris Causa” by the Technical University of Budapest. During his
37-year career in telecommunications he has held various research and academic posts in Hungary, Germany, and the UK.
Since 1986 he has been with the School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, UK, where he
holds the chair in telecommunications. He has successfully supervised 80+ Ph.D. students, co-authored 20 John Wiley/IEEE
Press books on mobile radio communications totalling in excess of 10 000 pages, published 1400+ research entries at IEEE
Xplore, acted both as TPC and General Chair of IEEE conferences, presented keynote lectures and has been awarded a
number of distinctions. Currently he is directing a 100-strong academic research team, working on a range of research
projects in the field of wireless multimedia communications sponsored by industry, the Engineering and Physical Sciences
Research Council (EPSRC) UK, the European Research Council's Advanced Fellow Grant and the Royal Society's Wolfson
Research Merit Award. He is an enthusiastic supporter of industrial and academic liaison and he offers a range of
industrial courses. He is also a Governor of the IEEE VTS. During 2008–2012 he was the Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE
Press and a Chaired Professor also at Tsinghua University, Beijing. His research is funded by the European Research
Council's Senior Research Fellow Grant. For further information on research in progress and associated publications
please refer to http://www-mobile.ecs.soton.ac.uk Lajos has 20 000+citations.View more