Key Generation Exploiting MIMO Channel Evolution: Algorithms and Theoretical Limits
Konferenz: EuCAP 2009 - 3rd European Conference on Antennas and Propagation
23.03.2009 - 27.03.2009 in Berlin, Germany
Tagungsband: EuCAP 2009
Seiten: 5Sprache: EnglischTyp: PDF
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Autoren:
Wallace, Jon W. (School of Engineering and Science, Jacobs University Bremen, Campus Ring 1, 28759 Bremen, Germany)
Chen, Chan; Jensen, Michael A. (Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA)
Inhalt:
An emerging area of research in wireless communications is the generation of secret encryption keys based on the shared (or common) randomness of the wireless channel between two legitimate nodes in a communication network. However, to date, little work has appeared on methods to use the increased randomness available when the network nodes have multiple antennas. This paper provides theoretical performance bounds associated with using multi-antenna communications and proposes two practical methods for generating secret keys exploiting the increased randomness. Performance simulations reveal the efficiency of the methods.