Wireless Physical Layer Security with Imperfect Channel State Information: A Survey

Physical layer security is an emerging technique for improving wireless communication security, which is widely regarded as a complement to cryptographic technologies. To design physical layer security techniques for practical scenarios, uncertainty and imperfections in the channel knowledge need to be taken into account. This paper is a survey of recent research on physical layer security that considers imperfect channel state information （CSI） at communication nodes. We first give an overview of the main information-theoretic measures of secrecy performance with imperfect CSI. Then, we describe several signal processing enhancements in secure transmission designs. These enhancements include secure on-off transmission, beamforming with artificial noise, and secure communication assisted by relay nodes or in cognitive radio systems. Recent studies of physical layer security in large-scale decentralized wireless networks are also summarized. Finally, open problems for on-going and future research are discussed.

Outage Performance and Optimal Design of MIMO-NOMA Enhanced Small Cell Networks with Imperfect Channel-State Information

This paper focuses on boosting the performance of small cell networks(SCNs)by integrating multiple-input multiple-output(MIMO)and nonorthogonal multiple access(NOMA)in consideration of imperfect channel-state information(CSI).The estimation error and the spatial randomness of base stations(BSs)are characterized by using Kronecker model and Poisson point process(PPP),respectively.The outage probabilities of MIMO-NOMA enhanced SCNs are first derived in closed-form by taking into account two grouping policies,including random grouping and distance-based grouping.It is revealed that the average outage probabilities are irrelevant to the intensity of BSs in the interference-limited regime,while the outage performance deteriorates if the intensity is sufficiently low.Besides,as the channel uncertainty lessens,the asymptotic analyses manifest that the target rates must be restricted up to a bound to achieve an arbitrarily low outage probability in the absence of the inter-cell interference.Moreover,highly correlated estimation error ameliorates the outage performance under a low quality of CSI,otherwise it behaves oppositely.Afterwards,the goodput is maximized by choosing appropriate precoding matrix,receiver filters and transmission rates.In the end,the numerical results verify our analysis and corroborate the superiority of our proposed algorithm.

Remaining useful life prediction based on nonlinear random coefficient regression model with fusing failure time data

Remaining useful life(RUL) prediction is one of the most crucial elements in prognostics and health management(PHM). Aiming at the imperfect prior information, this paper proposes an RUL prediction method based on a nonlinear random coefficient regression(RCR) model with fusing failure time data.Firstly, some interesting natures of parameters estimation based on the nonlinear RCR model are given. Based on these natures,the failure time data can be fused as the prior information reasonably. Specifically, the fixed parameters are calculated by the field degradation data of the evaluated equipment and the prior information of random coefficient is estimated with fusing the failure time data of congeneric equipment. Then, the prior information of the random coefficient is updated online under the Bayesian framework, the probability density function(PDF) of the RUL with considering the limitation of the failure threshold is performed. Finally, two case studies are used for experimental verification. Compared with the traditional Bayesian method, the proposed method can effectively reduce the influence of imperfect prior information and improve the accuracy of RUL prediction.

An Enhanced Searching Strategy for Multi-Agent Mobile Applications

Multi-agent mobile applications play an essential role in mobile applications and have attracted more and more researchers’attention.Previous work has always focused on multi-agent applications with perfect information.Researchers are usually based on human-designed rules to provide decision-making searching services.However,existing methods for solving perfect-information mobile applications cannot be directly applied to imperfect-information mobile applications.Here,we take the Contact Bridge,a multi-agent application with imperfect information,for the case study.We propose an enhanced searching strategy to deal with multi-agent applications with imperfect information.We design a self-training bidding system model and apply a Recurrent Neural Network(RNN)to model the bidding process.The bridge system model consists of two parts,a bidding prediction system based on imitation learning to get a contract quickly and a visualization system for hands understanding to realize regular communication between players.Then,to dynamically analyze the impact of other players’unknown hands on our final reward,we design a Monte Carlo sampling algorithm based on the bidding system model(BSM)to deal with imperfect information.At the same time,a double-dummy analysis model is designed to efficiently evaluate the results of sampling.Experimental results indicate that our searching strategy outperforms the top rule-based mobile applications.

Robust resource allocation for NOMA-assisted heterogeneous networks

As a promising technology to improve spectrum efficiency and transmission coverage,Heterogeneous Network(HetNet)has attracted the attention of many scholars in recent years.Additionally,with the introduction of the Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access(NOMA)technology,the NOMA-assisted HetNet cannot only improve the system capacity but also allow more users to utilize the same frequency band resource,which makes the NOMA-assisted HetNet a hot topic.However,traditional resource allocation schemes assume that base stations can exactly estimate direct link gains and cross-tier link gains,which is impractical for practical HetNets due to the impact of channel delays and random perturbation.To further improve energy utilization and system robustness,in this paper,we investigate a robust resource allocation problem to maximize the total Energy Efficiency(EE)of Small-Cell Users(SCUs)in NOMA-assisted HetNets under imperfect channel state information.By considering bounded channel uncertainties,the robust resource optimization problem is formulated as a mixed-integer and nonlinear programming problem under the constraints of the cross-tier interference power of macrocell users,the maximum transmit power of small base station,the Resource Block(RB)assignment,and the quality of service requirement of each SCU.The original problem is converted into an equivalent convex optimization problem by using Dinkelbach's method and the successive convex approximation method.A robust Dinkelbach-based iteration algorithm is designed by jointly optimizing the transmit power and the RB allocation.Simulation results verify that the proposed algorithm has better EE and robustness than the existing algorithms.

Power control scheme for multiple antenna systems with space-time coding in Rayleigh fading channels

Two optimal power control （PC） schemes under the power constraint for space-time coded multiple input multiple output systems over the flat Rayleigh fading channel with the imperfect channel state information （CSI） are presented. One is based on the minimization of a bit error rate （BER）, and the other is based on the maximization of a fuzzy signal-to-noise ratio. In these schemes, different powers are allocated to individual transmit an- tennas rather than equal power in the conventional one. For the first scheme, the optimal PC procedure is developed. It is shown that the Lagrange multiplier for the constrained optimization in the power control does exist and is unique. A practical iterative algorithm based on Newton＇s method for finding the Lagrange multiplier is proposed. In the second scheme, some existing schemes are included, and a suboptimal PC procedure is developed by means of the asymptotic performance analysis. With this suboptimal scheme, a simple PC calculation formula is provided, and thus the calculation of the PC will be straightforward. Moreover, the suboptimal scheme has the BER performance close to the optimal scheme. Simulation results show that the two PC schemes can provide BER lower than the equal PC and antenna selection scheme under the imperfect CSI.

Resource allocation algorithm in LTE uplink SC-FDMA system for time-varying channel with imperfect channel state information

In long term evolution （LTE） uplink single carrier frequency division multiple access （SC-FDMA） system, the restriction that multiple resource blocks （RBs） allocated to a user should be adjacent, makes the resource allocation problem hard to solve. Moreover, with the practical constraint that perfect channel state information （CSI） cannot be obtained in time-varying channel, the resource allocation problem will become more difficult. In this paper, an efficient resource allocation algorithm is proposed in LTE uplink SC-FDMA system with imperfect CSI assumption. Firstly, the resource allocation problem is formulated as a mixed integer programming problem. Then an efficient algorithm based on discrete stochastic optimization is proposed to solve the problem. Finally, simulation results show that the proposed algorithm has desirable system performance.

Underwater video transceiver designs based on channel state information and video content

Underwater hostile channel conditions challenge video transmission designs. The current designs often treat video coding and transmission schemes as individual modules. In this study, we develop an adaptive transceiver with channel state information(CSI) by taking into account the importance of video components and channel conditions. The design is more effective than the traditional ones. However, in practical systems, perfect CSI may not be available. Therefore, we compare the imperfect CSI case with existing schemes, and validate the effectiveness of our design through simulations and measured channels in terms of a better peak signal-to-noise ratio and a higher video structural similarity index.

Joint Optimization of Spectral and Energy Efficiency for Multi-Pair Full-Duplex Two-Way Relay Networks with Imperfect Channel State Information

An iterative algorithm is proposed for jointly optimizing spectral and energy efficiency in a multipair full-duplex(FD) two-way relaying(TWR) system with imperfect channel state information(CSI). Based on Dinkelbach method, a Taylor expansion based approximation method and the Generalized Lagrange Multiplier Method have been applied iteratively to obtain the near optimal relay amplified matrix and power allocation,respectively. And the simulation results illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm and the algorithm can converge quickly.

Energy-efficient power allocation for NOMA heterogeneous networks with imperfect CSI

In this paper,an optimal user power allocation scheme is proposed to maximize the energy efficiency for downlink non-orthogonal multiple access(NOMA)heterogeneous networks(HetNets).Considering channel estimation errors and inter-user interference under imperfect channel state information(CSI),the energy efficiency optimization problem is formulated,which is non-deterministic polynomial(NP)-hard and non-convex.To cope with this intractable problem,the optimization problem is converted into a convex problem and address it by the Lagrangian dual method.However,it is difficult to obtain closed-form solutions since the variables are coupled with each other.Therefore,a Lagrangian and sub-gradient based algorithm is proposed.In the inner layer loop,optimal powers are derived by the sub-gradient method.In the outer layer loop,optimal Lagrangian dual variables are obtained.Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm can significantly improve energy efficiency compared with traditional power allocation algorithms.

Energy Efficiency of Distributed Antenna Systems with D2D Communications Under Imperfect CSI

In this paper,we investigate the distributed antenna systems(DAS)based on device to device(DASD2D)communications under the imperfect channel state information(CSI).Our aim is to maximize the energy efficiency(EE)of the D2D users equipment(DUE)under the constraints of the maximum transmission power of D2D pairs and the quality of service(QoS)requirements of the cellular user equipment(CUE).The worst-case design is considered so that the QoS of the CUE can be guaranteed for every realization of the CSI error in the ellipsoid region.The EE objective function of the optimization problem is non-convex and non-linear,and thus this problem cannot be solved by the traditional optimization methods.To solve this problem,first we transform it to an EE maximization problem without uncertain parameters by exploiting the Markov and Cauchy-Schwartz inequality.Then using the fractional programming theory and difference of convex functions optimization method,the robust EE maximization algorithms based on the hard and soft protection method are developed to maximize the system’s EE performance,respectively.However,these two algorithms are designed at the cost of the reduced EE of the DUE.Therefore,in order to further improve the EE performance and make a trade-off between the EE performance and the robustness,the iterative update algorithms for the total power constraint and average interference constraint are developed to maximize the system’s EE performance,respectively.Simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the four proposed EE algorithms and illustrate the trade-off between the EE performance and robustness for the iterative update algorithms.