A Secrecy Study of UAV Based Networks with Fountain Codes and FD Jamming

Abstract

Securing wireless communication using different techniques has been an interesting topic for research, especially with the increasing demand on fast and secure transmission. In this research, we conduct a performance analysis on a UAV based system in the presence of a ground eavesdropper/jammer operating in full-duplex mode, where a legitimate transmitter located on ground is securing its message to the UAV using fountain coding technique at the physical layer level. A performance analysis is conducted based on the intercept probability and quality of service violating probability, which are two parameters related to fountain coding techniques. The theoretical results are verified via simulation by considering the movement nature of the UAV and the transmission power of the ground stations.