A novel approach to security enhancement of chaotic DSSS systems

Nguyen Xuan Quyen, Chuyen T. Nguyen, Pere Barlet-Ros, Reiner Dojen

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Abstract

In this paper, we propose a novel approach to the enhancement of physical layer security for chaotic direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) communication systems. The main idea behind our proposal is to vary the symbol period according to the behavior of the chaotic spreading sequence. As a result, the symbol period and the spreading sequence vary chaotically at the same time. This simultaneous variation aims at protecting DSSS-based communication systems from the blind estimation attacks in the detection of the symbol period. Discrete-Time models for spreading and despreading schemes are presented and analyzed. Multiple access performance of the proposed technique in the presence of additional white Gaussian noise (AWGN) is determined by computer simulations. The increase in security at the physical layer is also evaluated by numerical results. Obtained results show that our proposed technique can protect the system against attacks based on the detection of the symbol period, even if the intruder has full information on the used chaotic sequence.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2016 IEEE 6th International Conference on Communications and Electronics, IEEE ICCE 2016
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages471-476
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781509019311
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Sep 2016
Event6th IEEE International Conference on Communications and Electronics, IEEE ICCE 2016 - Ha Long, Viet Nam
Duration: 27 Jul 201629 Jul 2016

Publication series

Name2016 IEEE 6th International Conference on Communications and Electronics, IEEE ICCE 2016

Conference

Conference6th IEEE International Conference on Communications and Electronics, IEEE ICCE 2016
Country/TerritoryViet Nam
CityHa Long
Period27/07/1629/07/16

Keywords

  • Chaos-based spread-spectrum
  • Chaotic direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS)
  • Physical layer security

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