Time Reversal SWIPT Networks with an Active Eavesdropper: SER-Energy Region Analysis

This paper analyzes a novel multiple-input single- output (MISO) simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT) system model in the presence of an active eavesdropper over the frequency-selective fading channel. In this model, a transmitter applies the time reversal (TR) beamforming technique to combat the fading effects whereas a legitimate user employs a power splitter to jointly receive information and energy, and the active eavesdropper jams the user. Given the system model, the system performance in terms of symbol error rate (SER) and energy harvesting (EH) is analyzed. In particular, we devise a SER-energy region, instead of the conventional rate-energy region, to evaluate system performance of the SWIPT model. A moment generating function (MGF)-based method is presented to exactly derive the average SER analysis. Moreover, the closed-form expression of average effective harvested energy is then provided to complete SERenergy region analysis. Finally, analytical results confirmed by numerical simulations show that the TR technique can support the SWIPT system to notably improve the SER performance whereas the jamming signal can enhance the EH performance.