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Relay-Selection Improves the Security-Reliability Trade-Off in Cognitive Radio Systems


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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 More

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)
Page(s): 215 - 228
Date of Publication: 04 December 2014

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Author image of Yulong Zou
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 a...Show More
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
Author image of Benoit Champagne
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
Author image of Wei-Ping Zhu
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
Author image of Lajos Hanzo
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

Author image of Yulong Zou
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
Author image of Benoit Champagne
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
Author image of Wei-Ping Zhu
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
Author image of Lajos Hanzo
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

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