Method and apparatus for enhancing security of wireless communications
First Claim
1. A method for enhancing security of a communication transmitted by a communicating device, the method comprising:
- providing a cross-layer watermarking unit in the communicating device, that communicates a token or a key as a watermark message, the cross-layer watermarking unit comprising at least one of an RF watermarking layer, a physical watermarking layer, and a higher watermarking layer;
generating a token or a key for encoding watermarking user data;
examining the user data in preparation for embedding;
embedding each token or key on a bit level into the user data by the cross layer watermarking unit using dirty paper coding (DPC) as a function of the user data stream;
sending a node security policy to the cross-layer watermarking unit, wherein the security policy includes selection of a radio interface (RI) independent token or key, a RI specific token or key, or both;
transmitting the user data at one or more communication layers for transport watermarking at a transport level in accordance with the node security policy; and
authenticating the user data with the token or key embedded into the user data transmission.
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Abstract
The present invention is related to a method and apparatus for enhancing security of communications. The apparatus comprises a security processing unit, a data processing unit, a cross-layer watermarking unit, and optionally a smart antenna processor. The security processing unit generates a token/key to be used in watermarking and sends a node security policy to other components. The data processing unit generates user data. The cross-layer watermarking unit includes at least one of Layer-2/3, Layer-1 and Layer-0. Each layer performs a different scheme or degree of watermarking. The cross-layer watermarking unit embeds the token/key into the user data transmission on at least one of the layers selectively in accordance with a security policy.
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1. A method for enhancing security of a communication transmitted by a communicating device, the method comprising:
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providing a cross-layer watermarking unit in the communicating device, that communicates a token or a key as a watermark message, the cross-layer watermarking unit comprising at least one of an RF watermarking layer, a physical watermarking layer, and a higher watermarking layer; generating a token or a key for encoding watermarking user data; examining the user data in preparation for embedding; embedding each token or key on a bit level into the user data by the cross layer watermarking unit using dirty paper coding (DPC) as a function of the user data stream; sending a node security policy to the cross-layer watermarking unit, wherein the security policy includes selection of a radio interface (RI) independent token or key, a RI specific token or key, or both; transmitting the user data at one or more communication layers for transport watermarking at a transport level in accordance with the node security policy; and authenticating the user data with the token or key embedded into the user data transmission. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus for enhancing security of a communication, the apparatus comprising:
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a security processing unit configured to generate a token or a key for encoding watermarking and to send a node security policy for processing data, wherein the security policy includes selection of a radio interface (RI) independent token or key, a RI specific token or key, or both; a data processing unit comprising a processor configured to generate user data; a cross-layer watermarking unit that communicates a token or a key as a watermark message, the cross-layer watermarking unit configured to process user data in least one of an RF watermarking layer, a physical watermarking layer, and a higher watermarking layer, whereby the cross-layer watermarking unit selectively embeds the token or key on a bit level into the user data transmission using dirty paper coding (DPC) as a function of the user data stream for transport watermarking at a transport level in accordance with a security policy, thereby authenticating the user data, the cross-layer watermarking unit having examined the user data in preparation for the embedding; and a transmitter configured to transmit the user data at one or more communication layers for transport watermarking at a transport level in accordance with the node security policy. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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