Aerial Assistant: Safeguarding Ground-to-Satellite Communication Networks

Hao Wang; Qubeijian Wang; Wen Sun; Nan Zhao; Hong Ning Dai; Lexi Xu

doi:10.1109/GLOBECOM48099.2022.10000669

Aerial Assistant: Safeguarding Ground-to-Satellite Communication Networks

Hao Wang^*, Qubeijian Wang^*, Wen Sun^*, Nan Zhao, Hong Ning Dai, Lexi Xu

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Computer Science

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Abstract

The ground-to-satellite communication network (G2SN) has highlighted the significance of constructing ubiquitous and seamless networks for the next-generation communication system. However, in the presence of secret eavesdroppers, securing massive transmission links is posing tremendous challenges for G2SNs. In this paper, we propose an aerial assistant scheme to safeguard legitimate transmissions in G2SNs, where multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are deployed between the ground users and the satellite. With the assistance of flexible UAVs and the directivity of directional antennas, the constructed link can significantly reduce the risk of wiretapping, resulting in the improvement of security. Furthermore, to evaluate the performance of G2SNs, we introduce the eavesdropping probability and link connectivity as metrics. With the comparison of the non-protection scheme, we validate the effectiveness of our aerial assistant scheme. Finally, we present useful insights into practical deployment by revealing the relationship between the performance and other parameters, such as antenna beamwidth, deployment height and density of UAVs.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2022 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2022 - Proceedings
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	964-969
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665435406
ISBN (Print)	9781665435413
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/GLOBECOM48099.2022.10000669
Publication status	Published - Dec 2022
Event	2022 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2022 - Virtual, Online, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Duration: 4 Dec 2022 → 8 Dec 2022 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/10000063/proceeding

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Name	IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) - Proceedings

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Conference	2022 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2022
Country/Territory	Brazil
City	Rio de Janeiro
Period	4/12/22 → 8/12/22
Internet address	https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/10000063/proceeding

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Artificial Intelligence
Computer Networks and Communications
Hardware and Architecture
Signal Processing
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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