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Extending Direct Sequence Spread-Spectrum for Secure Communication

  • Cleveland State University

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Abstract

In this paper, we propose to extend the Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) communication scheme with a Hidden Markov Model-based Spread Spectrum (HSS) communication scheme. The main goal of HSS is to defeat existing autocorrelation-based attacks, which are proven effective on DSSS. HSS defeats the attacks by generating chip sequences randomly for each information bit with Hidden Markov Models. HSS, as a spread spectrum communication technique, still takes advantage of benefits brought by processing gain. The cost of resistance to the autocorrelation-based attacks for HSS is its lower BER performance in comparison with DSSS.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2021 International Symposium on Networks, Computers and Communications, ISNCC 2021
Place of Publicationusa
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9780738113166
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2021
Event2021 International Symposium on Networks, Computers and Communications, ISNCC 2021 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Duration: Oct 31 2021Nov 2 2021

Conference

Conference2021 International Symposium on Networks, Computers and Communications, ISNCC 2021
Country/TerritoryUnited Arab Emirates
CityDubai
Period10/31/2111/2/21

Keywords

  • Hidden Markov models
  • Security
  • Spread spectrum communication

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