False Target Detection in OFDM-based Joint RADAR-Communication Systems

Joint RADAR communication (JRC) systems that use orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) can be compromised by an adversary that re-produces the received OFDM signal creating thus false RADAR targets. This paper presents a set of algorithms that can be deployed at the JRC system and can detect the presence of false targets. The presence of a false target is detected depending on whether there is residual carrier frequency offset (CFO) beyond Doppler in the received signal, with a Generalized Likelihood Ratio Test (GLRT). To evaluate the performance of our approach we measure the detection probability versus the false alarm rate through simulation for different system configurations of an IEEE 802.11-based JRC system.
Comment: Accepted in IEEE RadarConf 2023