Flexible Physical Layer Security for Joint Data and Pilots in Future Wireless Networks

@article{Zegrar2022FlexiblePL,
  title={Flexible Physical Layer Security for Joint Data and Pilots in Future Wireless Networks},
  author={Salah Eddine Zegrar and Haji Muhammad Furqan and H{\"u}seyin Arslan},
  journal={IEEE Transactions on Communications},
  year={2022},
  volume={70},
  pages={2635-2647}
}
In this work, novel physical layer security (PLS) schemes are proposed for orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) to secure both data and pilots in multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems. The majority of previous studies focus on only securing the data without considering the security of the pilots used for channel estimation. However, the leakage of channel state information (CSI) from a legitimate node to an eavesdropper allows the latter to acquire knowledge about the… 
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