PMID- 36673282 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230202 IS - 1099-4300 (Electronic) IS - 1099-4300 (Linking) VI - 25 IP - 1 DP - 2023 Jan 10 TI - Physical-Layer Security in Power-Domain NOMA Based on Different Chaotic Maps. LID - 10.3390/e25010140 [doi] LID - 140 AB - Nonorthogonal multiple access (NOMA) is a relevant technology for realizing the primary goals of next-generation wireless networks, such as high connectivity and stability. Because a rising number of users are becoming connected, user data security has become a critical issue. Many chaotic communication systems have been established to address this important issue via exhibition of affordable physical-layer-security solutions. In this study, we propose a chaotic downlink NOMA (C-DL-NOMA) system over the additive white Gaussian noise and Rayleigh-fading channels to enhance the security of the DL-NOMA system. The proposed algorithm is based on a coherent analog modulation technique that combines various chaotic maps for chaotic masking of encrypted data. On the transmitter, chaotic encryption was used for transmitted data with fixed power-allocation-level control, whereas on the receiver, successive interference-cancellation demodulation was utilized to detect multiple users, after which chaotic decryption was performed. Simulation results were evaluated based on security analyses, such as statistical analysis (histogram and correlation analyses and information entropy), bit-error-rate performance, and achievable-data-rate performance. According to these security analyses and numerical results, the proposed C-DL-NOMA system outperformed traditional unencrypted NOMA systems. FAU - Abu Al-Atta, Mariam AU - Abu Al-Atta M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6206-7265 AD - Electronics and Communications Department, Faculty of Engineering, Delta University for Science and Technology, Gamsaa 35712, Egypt. FAU - Said, Karim A AU - Said KA AD - Electronics and Communication Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt. FAU - Mohamed, Mohamed A AU - Mohamed MA AD - Electronics and Communication Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt. FAU - Raslan, Walid AU - Raslan W AD - Electronics and Communications Department, Faculty of Engineering, Delta University for Science and Technology, Gamsaa 35712, Egypt. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230110 PL - Switzerland TA - Entropy (Basel) JT - Entropy (Basel, Switzerland) JID - 101243874 PMC - PMC9858096 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Arnold's cat map OT - Henon map OT - chaos OT - decryption OT - downlink OT - encryption OT - hyperchaotic DNA OT - logistic map OT - nonorthogonal multiple access OT - physical-layer security OT - power domain COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/01/22 06:00 MHDA- 2023/01/22 06:01 PMCR- 2023/01/10 CRDT- 2023/01/21 01:17 PHST- 2022/11/17 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/01/04 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/01/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/01/21 01:17 [entrez] PHST- 2023/01/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/01/22 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2023/01/10 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - e25010140 [pii] AID - entropy-25-00140 [pii] AID - 10.3390/e25010140 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Entropy (Basel). 2023 Jan 10;25(1):140. doi: 10.3390/e25010140.