Joint optimization scheme for the reconfigurable intelligent surface-assisted untrusted relay networks

To further improve the secrecy rate, a joint optimization scheme for the reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) phase shift and the power allocation is proposed in the untrusted relay (UR) networks assisted by the RIS. The eavesdropping on the UR is interfered by a source-based jamming strategy. Under the constraints of unit modulus and total power, the RIS phase shift, the power allocation between the confidential signal and the jamming signal, and the power allocation between the source node and the UR are jointly optimized to maximize the secrecy rate. The complex multivariable coupling problem is decomposed into three sub-problems, and the non-convexity of the objective function and the constraints is solved with semi-definite relaxation. Simulation results indicate that the secrecy rate is remarkably enhanced with the proposed scheme compared with the equal power allocation scheme, the random phase shift scheme, and the no-RIS scheme.