Confidential Information Ensurance through Physical Layer Security in Device-to-Device Communication

Abstract

This paper inquires the achievement of secret key generation (SKG) in device-to-device (D2D) communications with the aid of relay. The confidential information between D2D users is taken under the consideration of physical layer secret key generation scheme with the help of colluding or non-colluding relay node. The selected relay conforms to help in the generation of secret keys to keep the information confidential from eavesdropping. In order to ensure the information confidential between D2D users, we explicate a mechanism for selecting relay node based on two basic social phenomena for the selection of relay node. The non-colluding relay selection is considered under the scenario of social trust, while colluding relay selection is based on social reciprocity. Furthermore, we utilize coalition game theory for the selection of optimal relay node in order to improve secret key generation rate (SKGR). Particularly, to attain more eminent SKGR within channel coherence time, the coalition game approach is determined to select an optimal node for relaying by D2D users. On the basis of relay selection, social phenomena, and coalition game theory, we propose an algorithm for achieving higher SKGR. The generated keys are not only protected from eavesdropper but also from the selected (colluding or non-colluding) relay. The performance of our proposed scheme validates and guarantees information confidentiality in D2D communications.