Covert communications: A comprehensive survey

X Chen, J An, Z Xiong, C Xing, N Zhao… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Information security has always been a critical issue in wireless networks. Apart from other
secure techniques, covert communication emerges as a potential solution to security for …

Space-aerial-ground-sea integrated networks: Resource optimization and challenges in 6G

S Sharif, S Zeadally, W Ejaz - Journal of Network and Computer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Space–air–ground–sea integrated (SAGSI) networks are envisioned to connect
satellite, aerial, ground, and sea networks to provide connectivity everywhere and all the …

Covert beamforming design for integrated radar sensing and communication systems

S Ma, H Sheng, R Yang, H Li, Y Wu… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose covert beamforming design frameworks for integrated radar sensing and
communication (IRSC) systems, where the radar can covertly communicate with legitimate …

Joint optimization for covert communications in UAV-assisted NOMA networks

D Deng, S Dang, X Li, DWK Ng… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we investigate the design of the trajectory of an unmanned aerial vehicle
(UAV) and the transmit power of ground users to improve covert communications against a …

Blockage effects of road bridge on mmwave channels for intelligent autonomous vehicles

D Yan, K Guan, D He, J Kim, H Chung… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Vehicular communication and sensing technologies are key to enabling 6G Intelligent
Autonomous Transportation Systems (IATS). With the introduction of massive sensors and …

Covert rate study for full-duplex D2D communications underlaid cellular networks

Y Yang, B Yang, S Shen, Y She… - IEEE Internet of Things …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Device-to-device (D2D) communications underlaid cellular networks have emerged as a
promising network architecture to provide extended coverage and high data rate for various …

Strategic UAV-assisted game model for detection in covert communication

J Du, W Tian, X Ji, M Du, G Liu, Y Dai… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are an important component of a communication system
to measure, collect, store, forward, analyze, and operate covert data. Due to the advantages …

Multi-user beam training and transmission design for covert millimeter-wave communication

J Zhang, M Li, MJ Zhao, X Ji… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Millimeter-wave (mmWave) communication has emerged as a promising means for
supporting high-rate covert communication. However, the use of antenna arrays with …

Trajectory and Power Design for Aerial Multi-User Covert Communications

H Lei, J Jiang, IS Ansari, G Pan… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can provide wireless access to terrestrial users,
regardless of geographical constraints, and will be an important part of future …

Covert Communication in Cognitive Radio Networks with Poisson Distributed Jammers

J Hu, H Li, Y Chen, F Shu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work proposes a covert communication scheme in a cognitive radio network where a
secondary transmitter (ST) transmits confidential information to a secondary receiver under …