Performance Analysis of Finite Blocklength Transmissions Over Wiretap Fading Channels: An Average Information Leakage Perspective

Milad Tatar Mamaghani, Xiangyun Zhou, Nan Yang, A. Lee Swindlehurst, H. Vincent Poor

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Abstract

Physical-layer security (PLS) is a promising technique to complement more traditional means of communication security in beyond-5G wireless networks. However, studies of PLS are often based on ideal assumptions such as infinite coding blocklengths or perfect knowledge of the wiretap link’s channel state information (CSI). In this work, we study the performance of finite blocklength (FBL) transmissions using a new secrecy metric — the average information leakage (AIL). We evaluate the exact and approximate AIL with Gaussian signaling and arbitrary fading channels, assuming that the eavesdropper’s instantaneous CSI is unknown. We then conduct case studies that use artificial noise (AN) beamforming to analyze the AIL in both Rayleigh and Rician fading channels. The accuracy of the analytical expressions is verified through extensive simulations, and various insights regarding the impact of key system parameters on the AIL are obtained. Particularly, our results reveal that allowing a small level of AIL can potentially lead to significant reliability enhancements. To improve the system performance, we formulate and solve an average secrecy throughput (AST) optimization problem via both non-adaptive and adaptive design strategies. Our findings highlight the significance of blocklength design and AN power allocation, as well as the impact of their trade-off on the AST.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1
Number of pages1
JournalIEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
DOIs
StateAccepted/In press - 2024
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Science Applications
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Applied Mathematics

Keywords

  • Beyond-5G communications
  • Eavesdropping
  • finite blocklength
  • Forensics
  • optimization
  • Oral communication
  • performance analysis
  • physical-layer security
  • Reliability
  • Security
  • Surveillance
  • Wireless networks

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