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 …

Applications and prospects of artificial intelligence in covert satellite communication: a review

K Lu, H Liu, L Zeng, J Wang, Z Zhang, J An - Science China Information …, 2023 - Springer
Satellite communication has the characteristics of wide coverage and large communication
capacity, and is not easily affected by land disasters. It is quite suitable as a supplement to …

Covert communication in downlink NOMA systems with channel uncertainty

Y Zhang, W He, X Li, H Peng, K Rabie… - IEEE Sensors …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the gradual promotion of the fifth generation (5G) mobile communication and Internet of
Things (IoT) applications, wireless communication transmission will be more vulnerable to …

Covert communication with a spectrum sharing relay in the finite blocklength regime

R Ma, W Yang, H Shi, X Lu, J Liu - China Communications, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we investigate the feasibility and performance of the covert communication
with a spectrum sharing relay in the finite blocklength regime. Specifically, the relay …

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 …

Achieving covertness and secrecy: The interplay between detection and eavesdropping attacks

H Wu, Y Zhang, Y Shen, X Jiang… - IEEE Internet of Things …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article explores a new secure wireless communication scenario for the data collection
in the Internet of Things (IoT) where the physical layer security technology is applied to …

Covert communication in uplink NOMA systems under channel distribution information uncertainty

Z Duan, X Yang, Y Gong, D Wang… - IEEE Communications …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
It is challenging to covert communication under channel distribution information (CDI)
uncertainty caused by limited feedback and rapid-changing channels. This letter …

Optimal hovering height and power allocation for UAV-aided NOMA covert communication system

Y Su, S Fu, J Si, C Xiang, N Zhang… - IEEE Wireless …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this letter, we consider an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) aided covert communication
system in which the UAV provides downlink transmission to the public user and covert user …

[HTML][HTML] Covert communication for cooperative NOMA with two phases detection

H Peng, Z Tian, X Li, W Wang, G Nauryzbayev… - Alexandria Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the covert communication of cooperative non-orthogonal multiple
access (NOMA) systems, where the near user serves as a decode-and-forward (DF) relay …

Physical Layer Covert Communication in B5G Wireless Networks—Its Research, Applications, and Challenges

Y Jiang, L Wang, HH Chen, X Shen - Proceedings of the IEEE, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Physical layer covert communication is a crucial secure communication technology that
enables a transmitter to convey information covertly to a recipient without being detected by …