Physical Layer Security for Next Generation Wireless Networks: Theories, Technologies, and Challenges

• Published in: IEEE Communications surveys and tutorials Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 347 - 376
• Main Authors: Yiliang Liu, Hsiao-Hwa Chen, Liangmin Wang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 2017
• Subjects: Authentication; Encoding; key generation; multi-antenna systems; Physical layer; Physical layer security; relay; Relays; Signal processing; Wireless communication; wiretap channel

Physical layer security (PHY-security) takes the advantages of channel randomness nature of transmission media to achieve communication confidentiality and authentication. Wiretap coding and signal processing technologies are expected to play vital roles in this new security mechanism. PHY-security...