{"title":"RIS-Based Optimized Dual Attack: Jamming and Eavesdropping With Partial CSI","authors":"Yinuo Hao;Jiale Bai;Honghao Zheng;Liang Jin;Shuaifang Xiao","doi":"10.1109/LCOMM.2025.3591004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LCOMM.2025.3591004","url":null,"abstract":"This letter proposes a novel Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS)-based optimized dual attack (RIS-ODA) strategy for eavesdropping and jamming in wireless communication systems. The RIS-ODA leverages partial Channel State Information (CSI) to simultaneously enhance eavesdropping rate and degrade the legitimate receiver’s communication rate. The attack strategy is formulated as a dual-objective optimization problem, which is solved using triangle inequality and Bernstein-Type Inequality (BTI) to handle probability measure constraints. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed method effectively enhances eavesdropping rate and suppresses Bob’s communication rate without requiring perfect CSI or additional power, achieving a superior balance between attack performance and practical implementation feasibility.","PeriodicalId":13197,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Communications Letters","volume":"29 9","pages":"2198-2202"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145073379","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhancing 5G Downlink Positioning Security: Embedding a Novel Authentication Scheme Into Empty PRS Resource Elements","authors":"Thodoris Spanos;Nikolaos Papageorgiou;Vassilis Paliouras","doi":"10.1109/LCOMM.2025.3590481","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LCOMM.2025.3590481","url":null,"abstract":"As wireless communication expands, there is a growing need for precise and secure location-based services. This work presents a novel authentication scheme designed to enhance security in 5G downlink positioning using the positioning reference signal (PRS). The proposed method embeds a hash-based message authentication code (HMAC) of the PRS into the empty resource elements (REs) of its comb-based structure, along with the original PRS sequence. Furthermore, a novel authentication similarity threshold is introduced, enabling the HMAC authentication process to operate under lower SNR conditions. In addition, the proposed method in the presence of channel estimation, synchronization and carrier frequency offset errors is quantified, reporting the percentage of erroneous bits in each extracted HMAC sequence. The robustness of the proposed threshold mechanism is highlighted, demonstrating its ability to tolerate bit errors caused by impairments of the physical layer. Simulations reveal that occupation of these REs does not affect position estimation.","PeriodicalId":13197,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Communications Letters","volume":"29 9","pages":"2188-2192"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=11084864","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145073303","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Illegal Sensing Suppression Based on Clustered Subcarrier Structure in OFDM System","authors":"Hanbo Jia;Lin Ma;Xiaoshuai Li","doi":"10.1109/LCOMM.2025.3590436","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LCOMM.2025.3590436","url":null,"abstract":"Integration of communication and radar enables emerging applications while causing sensing information leakage. In this letter, we propose clustered subcarrier structure to implement illegal sensing suppression (ISS) in orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems. Specifically, following the ambiguity function (AF), the proposed clustered structure exploits removable singularities in its AF to generate virtual interference, thereby deteriorating the illegal detection. The optimal parameters are further derived by minimizing proposed peak-to-virtual-interference ratio (PVIR), and the subcarrier-ISS trade-off is investigated between the number of data subcarriers and ISS capacity. Simulation results demonstrate the superior ISS of proposed approach compared to other baselines.","PeriodicalId":13197,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Communications Letters","volume":"29 9","pages":"2183-2187"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145073141","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sparse Random Combinatorial Matrices for IRSA Over the Binary Adder Channel","authors":"Xinwei Zhao;Xiao Ma","doi":"10.1109/LCOMM.2025.3590452","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LCOMM.2025.3590452","url":null,"abstract":"This letter proposes an enhanced irregular repetition slotted ALOHA (IRSA) scheme for the binary adder channel (BAC) using sparse random combinatorial matrices as codebooks. Existing IRSA schemes for the BAC, which rely on dense Bernoulli matrices as codebooks, struggle to resolve a large number of collisions, primarily due to the high density of the codebook. To address it, we introduce a codebook construction using sparse random combinatorial matrices, where each codeword is a binary vector with exactly d ones, optimized to maximize the collision resolution capabilities. Furthermore, the proposed scheme eliminates pilot symbols by leveraging the codebook’s inherent sparsity and combinatorial structure. Numerical simulations show that the proposed scheme achieves a higher decoding threshold and superior average sum rate compared to existing schemes, thanks to its enhanced collision resolution capabilities.","PeriodicalId":13197,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Communications Letters","volume":"29 9","pages":"2193-2197"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145073312","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Low-Altitude Communication Networks Planning for Air Routes Coverage Based on Semi-Supervised GCN","authors":"Lan Lin;Yang Liu;Lei Cao;Jing Gao;Tianming Jiang","doi":"10.1109/LCOMM.2025.3590398","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LCOMM.2025.3590398","url":null,"abstract":"Low-altitude economy is poised to become a new economic form, influencing the next-generation wireless communications. It is essential to develop low-altitude communication networks (LACNs) capable of providing wireless coverage for aircrafts, whose planning methodologies are still not well-defined. To tackle this issue, a LACNs planning scheme to support air routes communication coverage is studied. Specifically, an extended semi-supervised graph convolutional network (ESemi-GCN) algorithm is proposed to select which existing ground base stations (BSs) should be upgraded to low-altitude BSs. Simulation results exhibit the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the proposed ESemi-GCN algorithm to establish the LACNs.","PeriodicalId":13197,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Communications Letters","volume":"29 9","pages":"2178-2182"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145073304","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"RIS Assisted Near Field Communication in Sub-6 GHz Band: Experimental Perspective","authors":"Chandresh Dhote;Anamika Singh;Prabhat Kumar Sharma","doi":"10.1109/LCOMM.2025.3576503","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LCOMM.2025.3576503","url":null,"abstract":"A testbed for a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) assisted communication system is implemented and optimized for near-field scenarios in the sub-6 GHz band. The RIS features a 400-element reflectarray, measuring 508 mm <inline-formula> <tex-math>$times 508$ </tex-math></inline-formula> mm (aperture diameter 718.3 mm, approximately <inline-formula> <tex-math>$8.97lambda times 8.97lambda $ </tex-math></inline-formula> at 5.3 GHz), built with low-cost FR-4 material and PIN diodes to achieve 1-bit phase control. Operating within the near-field region (Fraunhofer distance <inline-formula> <tex-math>$d_{F}approx 18.2$ </tex-math></inline-formula> m), the system manipulates spherical wavefronts to enable precise beam steering and signal enhancement significantly in indoor environments. Experiments demonstrate a 12-15 dB gain in received power, stable beamforming at multiple angles, and wireless communication with a peak throughput of 36.70 Mbps and signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) of 27.22 dB.","PeriodicalId":13197,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Communications Letters","volume":"29 8","pages":"1814-1818"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144831888","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Meilin He;Mingjue Zhu;Zhaoyang Zhang;Rui Guo;Haiquan Wang
{"title":"Optimal Degree Distribution for Two-User Regular LDPC Codes Over GMAC by Fixed-Point Analysis","authors":"Meilin He;Mingjue Zhu;Zhaoyang Zhang;Rui Guo;Haiquan Wang","doi":"10.1109/LCOMM.2025.3589504","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LCOMM.2025.3589504","url":null,"abstract":"An analytical expression of the check nodes (CNs) degree in a two-user regular Low-Density Parity-Check (LDPC) code is derived over a Gaussian multiple access channel, and a Fixed Point Analysis (FPA) method is developed to determine the optimal degree distribution that maximizes the achievable sum rate of the system. Specifically, firstly, an analytical expression of the CNs degree is derived as a function of mutual information outputs. Secondly, based on this, a reliable region is obtained by taking a complement of a unified unreliable region. Finally, the optimal degree distribution is determined over this reliable region to achieve the optimal sum rate. Numerical results indicate that the proposed method offers superior accuracy and much lower computational complexity compared to the extrinsic information transfer (EXIT) chart.","PeriodicalId":13197,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Communications Letters","volume":"29 9","pages":"2168-2172"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145073189","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nemanja Stefan Perović;Mark F. Flanagan;Le-Nam Tran
{"title":"Sensing Rate Optimization for Multi-Band Cooperative ISAC Systems","authors":"Nemanja Stefan Perović;Mark F. Flanagan;Le-Nam Tran","doi":"10.1109/LCOMM.2025.3588676","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LCOMM.2025.3588676","url":null,"abstract":"Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has been recognized as one of the key technologies for future wireless networks, which potentially need to operate in multiple frequency bands to satisfy ever-increasing demands for both communication and sensing services. Motivated by this, we consider the sum sensing rate (SR) optimization for a cooperative ISAC system with linear precoding, where each base station (BS) works in a different frequency band. With this aim, we propose an optimization algorithm based on the semi-definite rank relaxation that introduces covariance matrices as optimization variables, and we apply the inner approximation (IA) method to deal with the nonconvexity of the resulting problem. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm increases the SR by approximately 25% and 40% compared to the case of equal power distribution in a cooperative ISAC system with two and three BSs, respectively. Additionally, the algorithm converges in only a few iterations, while its most beneficial implementation scenario is in the low power regime.","PeriodicalId":13197,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Communications Letters","volume":"29 9","pages":"2163-2167"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145073283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}