Secrecy Performance Analysis of RIS-Aided Hybrid RF/FSO Networks

Menghan Wu, Dawei Wang, Lingtong Min, Yixin He, Chen Gao, Li Zhen, Keping Yu

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Abstract

The proposed study introduces a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-aided hybrid radio frequency (RF)/free space optical (FSO) system with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) relay to enable an ultra-dense sixth-generation (6G) network. The channels for RF and FSO are represented by Rayleigh and Gamma-Gamma probability distributions, correspondingly. Additionally, the network includes a terrestrial eavesdropper that follows the Nakagami-m distribution, attempting to breach confidential information. To counter this threat, RIS technology is used to enhance the hybrid system's secrecy. The study conducts a closed-form analysis of the secrecy outage probability (SOP) and obtains its asymptotic expression for determining the diversity order and coding gain. Theoretical findings have been confirmed through thorough numerical simulations implemented with the Monte-Carlo approach. The findings demonstrate the RIS technology's effectiveness in enhancing the network's secrecy performance.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGLOBECOM 2023 - 2023 IEEE Global Communications Conference
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1663-1668
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9798350310900
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Event2023 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2023 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Duration: 4 Dec 20238 Dec 2023

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM
ISSN (Print)2334-0983
ISSN (Electronic)2576-6813

Conference

Conference2023 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2023
Country/TerritoryMalaysia
CityKuala Lumpur
Period4/12/238/12/23

Keywords

  • Heterogeneous HAP/UAVs networks
  • hybrid RF/FSO uplink channel
  • reconfigurable intelligent surface

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