Secrecy performance analysis of cell-free massive MIMO in the presence of active eavesdropper with low resolution ADCs

• Published in: Wireless networks Vol. 27; no. 7; pp. 4839 - 4852
• Main Authors: Zhang, Xianyu, Liang, Tao, An, Kang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.10.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Algorithms; Analog to digital conversion; Analog to digital converters; Communications Engineering; Computer Communication Networks; Control algorithms; Control theory; Data transmission; Eavesdropping; Electrical Engineering; Engineering; Ergodic processes; IT in Business; Lower bounds; Mathematical analysis; Measurement; Networks; Original Paper; Power control; Upper bounds; Wireless networks; Active eavesdropping; Physical layer security; Low-resolution ADCs; Power control; Ergodic secrecy rate; Cell-free massive MIMO

This paper investigates the secrecy performance of the Cell-Free massive multiple-input multiple-output network with finite resolution analog-to-digital converters at the access points (APs) and users in presence of an active eavesdropper. Using the additive quantization noise model, the uplink mini...