Concept Drift Aware Wireless Key Generation in Dynamic LiFi Networks

This paper studies the generation of cryptographic keys from wireless channels in light-fidelity (LiFi) networks. Unlike existing studies, we account for several practical considerations (a) realistic indoor multi-user mobility scenarios, (b) non-ideal channel reciprocity given the unique characteristics of the downlink visible light (VL) and uplink infrared (IR) channels, (c) different room occupancy levels, (d) different room layouts, and (e) different receivers’ field-of-view (FoV). Since general channel models in dynamic LiFi networks are inaccurate, we propose a novel deep learning-based framework to generate secret keys with minimal key disagreement rate (KDR) and maximal key generation rate (KGR). However, we find that wireless channels in LiFi networks exhibit different statistical behaviors under various conditions, leading to concept drift in the deep learning model. As a result, key generation suffers from (a) a deterioration in KDR and KGR up to 29% and 38%, respectively, and (b) failing the NIST randomness test. To enable a concept drift aware framework, we propose an adaptive learning strategy using the similarity of channel probability density functions and the mix-of-experts ensemble method. Results show our adaptive learning strategy can achieve stable performance that passes the NIST randomness test and achieves 8% KDR and 89 bits/s KGR for a case of study with 60° FoV.