A Robust Security Architecture for SDN-Based 5G Networks
5G is the latest generation of cellular mobile communications. Due to its significant advantage in high data rate, reduced latency and massive device connectivity, the 5G network plays a vital role in today’s commercial telecommunications networks. However, the 5G network also faces some c...
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doaj-aa063ca492a849babe41fd3ad5f7111a2020-11-25T00:50:21ZengMDPI AGFuture Internet1999-59032019-03-011148510.3390/fi11040085fi11040085A Robust Security Architecture for SDN-Based 5G NetworksJiaying Yao0Zhigeng Han1Muhammad Sohail2Liangmin Wang3School of Computer Science and Communication Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, ChinaJiangsu Key Laboratory of Security Technology for Industrial Cyberspace, Zhenjiang 212013, ChinaSchool of Computer Science and Communication Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, ChinaSchool of Computer Science and Communication Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China5G is the latest generation of cellular mobile communications. Due to its significant advantage in high data rate, reduced latency and massive device connectivity, the 5G network plays a vital role in today’s commercial telecommunications networks. However, the 5G network also faces some challenges when used in practice. This is because it consists of various diverse ingredients, termed heterogeneity. The heterogeneity of the 5G network has two consequences: first, it prevents us to use this technology in a uniform way, preventing the wide use of 5G technology; second, it complicates the structure of the 5G network, making it hard to monitor what is going on in a 5G network. To break through this limitation, researchers have worked in this field and design their own protocol, in which software-defined networking (SDN) is one key design concept. By separating control and data plane, SDN can make the 5G network functional and programmable, such that we can handle the heterogeneity in traditional 5G networks. In light of this, we say that SDN-5G network is attractive, but its advantages are not free. The intelligence centralization used in SDN has its own drawbacks when it comes to security. To break through this limitation, we propose a robust security architecture for SDN-based 5G Networks. To find the illegal request from malicious attackers, we add extra cryptographic authentication, termed synchronize secret. The basic idea of our scheme is leveraging preload secrets to differ attacks from regular network communications. The simulation results indicate that our work can completely handle the security problem from SDN with a low disconnect rate of 0.01%, which is much better than that from state of the art.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-5903/11/4/855G networksSDNhashcryptographic authentication |
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A Robust Security Architecture for SDN-Based 5G Networks |
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A Robust Security Architecture for SDN-Based 5G Networks |
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A Robust Security Architecture for SDN-Based 5G Networks |
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A Robust Security Architecture for SDN-Based 5G Networks |
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5G is the latest generation of cellular mobile communications. Due to its significant advantage in high data rate, reduced latency and massive device connectivity, the 5G network plays a vital role in today’s commercial telecommunications networks. However, the 5G network also faces some challenges when used in practice. This is because it consists of various diverse ingredients, termed heterogeneity. The heterogeneity of the 5G network has two consequences: first, it prevents us to use this technology in a uniform way, preventing the wide use of 5G technology; second, it complicates the structure of the 5G network, making it hard to monitor what is going on in a 5G network. To break through this limitation, researchers have worked in this field and design their own protocol, in which software-defined networking (SDN) is one key design concept. By separating control and data plane, SDN can make the 5G network functional and programmable, such that we can handle the heterogeneity in traditional 5G networks. In light of this, we say that SDN-5G network is attractive, but its advantages are not free. The intelligence centralization used in SDN has its own drawbacks when it comes to security. To break through this limitation, we propose a robust security architecture for SDN-based 5G Networks. To find the illegal request from malicious attackers, we add extra cryptographic authentication, termed synchronize secret. The basic idea of our scheme is leveraging preload secrets to differ attacks from regular network communications. The simulation results indicate that our work can completely handle the security problem from SDN with a low disconnect rate of 0.01%, which is much better than that from state of the art. |
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