Title :
Securing wireless links at the physical layer through reconfigurable antennas
Author :
Mookiah, Prathaban ; Kountouriotis, John ; Dorsey, Renee ; Shishkin, Boris ; Dandekar, Kapil R.
Author_Institution :
Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
Abstract :
The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how the capabilities of reconfigurable antennas can be used to enhance physical layer-based security algorithms for wireless systems.
Keywords :
cryptography; radio links; telecommunication security; physical layer based security algorithm; reconfigurable antenna; wireless link; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Channel estimation; Communication system security; Security; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Toronto, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4967-5
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2010.5561248
