SUPPORT OF PHYSICAL LAYER SECURITY IN WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS
First Claim
1. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) configured to perform physical layer security operation, the WTRU comprising:
- a physical layer configured to receive a burst, perform measurements continuously, and report the measurements;
a medium access control (MAC) layer configured to process the measurements received from the physical layer, and detect an abnormal condition based on the measurements, and send a security alert upon detection of the abnormal condition; and
a security manager configured to implement a counter-measure upon receipt of the security alert from the MAC layer.
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for performing physical layer security operation are disclosed. A physical layer performs measurements continuously, and reports the measurements to a medium access control (MAC) layer. The MAC layer processes the measurements, and sends a security alert to a security manager upon detection of an abnormal condition based on the measurements. The security manager implements a counter-measure upon receipt of the security alert. The measurements include channel impulse response (CIR), physical medium power measurement, automatic gain control (AGC) value and status, automatic frequency control (AFC) gain and status, analog-to-digital converter (ADC) gain, Doppler spread estimate, and/or short preamble matched filter output. The security manager may switch a channel, switch a channel hopping policy, change a back-off protocol, or change a beamforming vector upon reception of the security alert.
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26 Claims
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1. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) configured to perform physical layer security operation, the WTRU comprising:
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a physical layer configured to receive a burst, perform measurements continuously, and report the measurements; a medium access control (MAC) layer configured to process the measurements received from the physical layer, and detect an abnormal condition based on the measurements, and send a security alert upon detection of the abnormal condition; and a security manager configured to implement a counter-measure upon receipt of the security alert from the MAC layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for performing physical layer security operation, the method comprising:
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a physical layer performing physical layer measurements continuously; the physical layer reporting the measurements to a medium access control (MAC) layer; the MAC layer processing the measurements; the MAC layer sending a security alert to a security manager upon detection of an abnormal condition based on the measurements; and the security manager implementing a counter-measure upon receipt of the security alert. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) configured to perform physical layer security operation, the WTRU comprising:
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a physical layer configured to receive a burst, perform measurements continuously, and report the measurements; a medium access control (MAC) layer configured to process the measurements received from the physical layer, and produce a security-related quantity; and a security manager configured to use the security-related quantity or provide the security-related quantity to another entity. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for performing physical layer security operation, the method comprising:
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a physical layer performing physical layer measurements continuously; the physical layer reporting the measurements to a medium access control (MAC) layer; the MAC layer processing the measurements received from the physical layer and producing a security-related quantity; and a security manager using the security-related quantity or providing the security-related quantity to another entity. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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