Location Privacy on DVB-RCS using a “Spatial-Timing” Approach
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2011-09
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Mark
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Společnost pro radioelektronické inženýrství
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DVB-RCS synchronization scheme on the Return Channel requires the RCSTs to be programmed with their location coordinates with an accuracy of no more than a few kilometers. RCSTs use this location information in their ranging calculation to the servicing satellite. For certain users this location information disclosure to the network operator can be seen as a serious security event. Recent work of the authors overcame this requirement by cloaking the location of an RCST in such a way (based on "spatial/geometric" symmetries of the network) that the respective ranging calculations are not affected. In this work we argue that timing tolerances in the Return Channel synchronization scheme, accepted by the DVB-RCS standard, can be used in combination to the "spatial" method, further enhancing the location privacy of an RCST. Theoretical findings of the proposed "spatial-timing" approach were used to develop a practical method that can be used by workers in the field. Finally this practical method was successfully tested on a real DVB-RCS system.
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Radioengineering. 2011, vol. 20, č. 3, s. 710-716. ISSN 1210-2512
http://www.radioeng.cz/fulltexts/2011/11_03_710_716.pdf
http://www.radioeng.cz/fulltexts/2011/11_03_710_716.pdf
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