Secure Uplink IM-OFDMA With Artificial IQ Imbalance

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Alaca O., Althunibat S., YARKAN S., Miller S. L., Qaraqe K. A.

IEEE Access, cilt.11, ss.57305-57318, 2023 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 11
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1109/access.2023.3284687
  • Dergi Adı: IEEE Access
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Compendex, INSPEC, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.57305-57318
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Data confidentiality, IM-OFDMA, index modulation, IQ imbalance, physical layer security
  • İstanbul Ticaret Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study proposes a novel secure uplink index modulation-based orthogonal frequency division multiple access (IM-OFDMA) systems using artificial in-phase and quadrature imbalance (A-IQI). The fact of the distinct A-IQI induced at the users' end and the unpredictable allocation of users based on confidential data brings a different perspective on physical layer security. Accordingly, in this study, the non-identical effect of A-IQI is exploited to provide a physical-layer security scheme for the IM-OFDMA systems. Specifically, the estimation method is created with preamble data in order to achieve each user's unique A-IQI information from a legitimate receiver. The A-IQI will help to secure the transmitted data against a potential eavesdropper, and hence, improving data confidentiality. The proposed scheme's performance is analytically evaluated by deriving closed-form expressions of the average bit error rate (BER) at both the base station and the eavesdropper. The image rejection ratios of A-IQI and practical IQI are provided for IM-OFDMA to indicate the region of intentionally generated A-IQI. Under the different system model specifications of IM-OFDMA, the analytical results are provided with simulation results obtained using the Monte Carlo simulation method. Further, the proposed secure scheme is compared with the state-of-the-art artificial noise method. Results reveal a significant improvement in the BER at the base station, accompanied by severe degradation in the BER at the eavesdropper.