Millimeter-Wave Multiantenna Ultra-dense Networks

Abstract

Ultra dense networks with directional antennas, like millimetre wave (mmWave) networks, have some promising features about secure communications. This chapter explores the potential of physical layer security in mmWave ultra dense networks. Specifically, we mainly introduced the impact of mmWave channel characteristics, random blockages, and antenna gains on the secrecy performance. Our results reveal that mmWave frequency to high mmWave frequency is demanded to obtain a higher secrecy rate. In addition, new antenna pattern models are needed to well characterize the effective antenna gain for a random interferer seen by the typical receiver when the number of mmWave antennas grows large.