To enhance the covertness of the Orthogonal Chirp Division Multiplexing with Index Modulation (OCDM-IM), a variable time-width and index mapping scheme is proposed to construct the corresponding VT-OCDM-IM system. By selecting time-width and index mapping methods using the same pseudorandom sequences, the system disrupts signal periodicity and enhances covert performance in scenarios where detecting signal periodicity features is critical. Simulation and experimental results show that altering the number of subcarriers alongside variable time-width improves reliability under certain conditions while enhancing covert performance without compromising the system's transmission rate advantage.
本文以上述文献为基础,为提高系统在隐蔽性能上的优势,同时考虑到OCDM-IM在相同误码率下传输速率更高的特点,提出了变时宽正交线性调频分复用索引调制(Variable time width orthogonal chirp division multiplexing with index modulation, VT-OCDM-IM)系统,该系统符号时宽和对应映射方式跳变,打破信号周期性,增强信号随机性,隐蔽性能得到提升,OCDM框架带来更强的抗衰落能力,索引调制优化系统性能,在高信噪比下拥有更好的误码率。对比OCDM-IM,拥有周期性弱、检测特征不明显和抗截获能力强等特点。
1 系统模型
VT-OCDM-IM在活动指数组合(Active indices combinations, AICs)的基础上进行映射变换,采用伪随机序列控制时宽与索引映射,时宽与载波总数呈正相关,根据当前映射关系在激活子载波上传输常规比特。VT-OCDM-IM系统原理框图如图1所示。
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