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Physical Layer Security in 5G Hybrid Heterogeneous Networks

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5G Enabled Secure Wireless Networks

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Data security has been one of the critical challenges to wireless networks since their inception till date. Researchers around the globe have been gearing up for new technologies of communications, and many sophisticated techniques have been under rigorous research to pave the way for fifth-generation (5G) networks. These include massive multi-antenna systems and the use of millimeter wave (mmW) spectrum to form heterogeneous networks (HetNets) in true sense. However, data security at the physical layer has been a threat for reliable communications as malicious users/devices can intrude the link. This chapter provides a physical layer security perspective of a massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO)-enabled HetNet where mmW spectrum is also under utilization. The chapter provides an insight into the secrecy outage and secrecy rates of the users when their security is breached by malicious users around. Toward the end, future works in this area are provided.

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  3. Department of Information Security Engineering, Soonchunhyang University, Asan-si, Ch´ungch´ong-namdo, Korea (Republic of)

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Umer, A., Hassan, S.A. (2019). Physical Layer Security in 5G Hybrid Heterogeneous Networks. In: Jayakody, D., Srinivasan, K., Sharma, V. (eds) 5G Enabled Secure Wireless Networks . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03508-2_4

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