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Title: 5G Physical Layer Resiliency Enhancements with NB-IoT Use Case Study
5G has received significant interest from commercial as well as defense industries. However, resiliency in 5G remains a major concern for its use in military and defense applications. In this paper, we explore physical layer resiliency enhancements for 5G and use narrow-band Internet of Things (NB-IoT) as a study case. Two physical layer modifications, frequency hopping, and direct sequence spreading, are analyzed from the standpoint of implementation and performance. Simulation results show that these techniques are effective to harden the resiliency of the physical layer to interference and jamming. A discussion of protocol considerations for 5G and beyond is provided based on the results.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1824494
PAR ID:
10396527
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
2022 IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM)
Page Range / eLocation ID:
379-384
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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