On the Security of Millimeter Wave Vehicular Communication Systems using Random Antenna Subsets

TL;DR

This paper proposes a physical layer precoding method for mmWave vehicular systems that enhances security by directing signals to legitimate receivers while jamming eavesdroppers, leveraging large antenna arrays.

Contribution

It introduces a novel precoding technique exploiting large antenna arrays for secure mmWave vehicular communication, combining directionality and artificial noise.

Findings

High secrecy throughput achieved compared to conventional methods

Theoretical analysis confirms effectiveness of the precoding technique

Numerical results demonstrate robustness against eavesdropping

Abstract

Millimeter wave (mmWave) vehicular communica tion systems have the potential to improve traffic efficiency and safety. Lack of secure communication links, however, may lead to a formidable set of abuses and attacks. To secure communication links, a physical layer precoding technique for mmWave vehicular communication systems is proposed in this paper. The proposed technique exploits the large dimensional antenna arrays available at mmWave systems to produce direction dependent transmission. This results in coherent transmission to the legitimate receiver and artificial noise that jams eavesdroppers with sensitive receivers. Theoretical and numerical results demonstrate the validity and effectiveness of the proposed technique and show that the proposed technique provides high secrecy throughput when compared to conventional array and switched array transmission techniques.