Research Article

Secure Information Transmissions in Wireless-Powered Cognitive Radio Networks for Internet of Medical Things

Table 1

List of parameters and their physical meaning/expression.

ParameterMeaning/expression
, , , complex channel vectors of the PT-ST, ST-SR, ST-ME, and ST-PR, respectively
, Channel coefficients of the PT-PR and the PT-ME
Duration of energy harvesting
TTotal block time
, Transmit dedicated energy signal and confidential signal at PT
, Decoded primary signal and secondary signal at ST
PT’s transmission power
, , , Received AWGN at ST, PR, ME, and SR
Energy conversion efficiency from signal power to circuit power
, , , Achievable rate at ST, PR, ME, and SR, respectively
, Overall transmission rates at PR and ME
Secrecy rate of the primary system
, Relaying beamforming vector and cognitive beamforming vector
Initial power at the ST
Minimal transmission rate requirement for the secondary system
An auxiliary optimization variable to bound the achievable rate of the eavesdropper ME
Power allocation coefficient