articleIEEE Transactions on Wireless CommunicationsMar 11, 2025GREEN OA

Covert Communications With Enhanced Physical Layer Security in RIS-Assisted Cooperative Networks

Henan Polytechnic University · University of Bristol · +3 more institutions

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Abstract

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) and ambient backscatter communication (AmBC) technologies are recognized for their programmability and high energy efficiency respectively, which will be the key parts of the future sixth generation (6G) mobile communication technology. The combination of the two technologies can improve communication security by reducing the probability of detection and decoding through enhanced transmission and backscatter transmission in different communication slots. In this paper, a dual-function RIS that supports cooperative relaying for covert communications is proposed. It operates in different communication slots (enhanced transmission slot and backscatter slot), but the…

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Keywords
  • Physical layer
  • Computer science
  • Computer network
  • Covert
  • Layer (electronics)
  • Wireless
  • Computer security
  • Telecommunications
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