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Security enhancement via dynamic fountain code for wireless multicast

  • Shaanxi Smart Networks and Ubiquitous Access Research Center
  • Xi'an Jiaotong University
  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Abstract

Harnessing the broadcast nature of wireless channels towards efficient multicast faces very challenging security issues, because reliability assurance for each multicast receiver often result vast frequent retransmissions, thus increasing the chance for eavesdropping. This paper proposes a dynamic fountain code design for security enhancement in wireless multicast against passive eavesdropping. The main features of the proposed scheme include two folds: (i) adaptive encoding structure based on legitimate receivers’ feedback, which aims at degrading the signal quality at the eavesdropper; (ii) benefit the legitimate receivers’ reception as maximally as possible, thus increasing the transmission efficiency compared with the conventional non-adaptive designs. Simulation results are presented to demonstrate that the proposed scheme can effectively decreasing intercepting probability while achieving the higher transmission efficiency, thus facilitating wireless connections in support of multicast services.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWireless Algorithms, Systems, and Applications - 12th International Conference, WASA 2017, Proceedings
EditorsYan Zhang, Abdallah Khreishah, Mingyuan Yan, Liran Ma
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages509-521
Number of pages13
ISBN (Print)9783319600321
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Event12th International Conference on Wireless Algorithms, Systems, and Applications, WASA 2017 - Guilin, China
Duration: 19 Jun 201721 Jun 2017

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume10251 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference12th International Conference on Wireless Algorithms, Systems, and Applications, WASA 2017
Country/TerritoryChina
CityGuilin
Period19/06/1721/06/17

Keywords

  • Adaptive fountain code
  • Eavesdropper
  • Intercept probability
  • Multicast
  • Security
  • Transmission efficiency

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