Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Steganographic Scheme for IEEE 802.15.4

@article{Zielinska2011DirectSS,
  title={Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Steganographic Scheme for IEEE 802.15.4},
  author={Elzbieta Zielinska and Krzysztof Szczypiorski},
  journal={2011 Third International Conference on Multimedia Information Networking and Security},
  year={2011},
  pages={586-590}
}
This work addresses the issues related to network steganography in IEEE 802.15.4 Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPAN). The proposed communication scheme employs illicit Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum code sequences for the transmission of steganographic data. The presented approach is a compromise between minimising the probability of covert channel disclosure and providing robustness against random errors and a high steganographic data rate. The conducted analyses show that it is possible… 
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