scholarly journals A Robust Security Architecture for SDN-Based 5G Networks

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiaying Yao ◽  
Zhigeng Han ◽  
Muhammad Sohail ◽  
Liangmin Wang

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.

Author(s):  
I. Chih-Lin ◽  
Shuangfeng Han ◽  
Zhikun Xu ◽  
Qi Sun ◽  
Zhengang Pan

The 5G network is anticipated to meet the challenging requirements of mobile traffic in the 2020s, which are characterized by super high data rate, low latency, high mobility, high energy efficiency and high traffic density. This paper provides an overview of China Mobile’s 5G vision and potential solutions. Three key characteristics of 5G are analysed, i.e. super fast, soft and green. The main 5G R&D themes are further elaborated, which include five fundamental rethinkings of the traditional design methodologies. The 5G network design considerations are also discussed, with cloud radio access network, ultra-dense network, software defined network and network function virtualization examined as key potential solutions towards a green and soft 5G network. The paradigm shift to user-centric network operation from the traditional cell-centric operation is also investigated, where the decoupled downlink and uplink, control and data, and adaptive multiple connections provide sufficient means to achieve a user-centric 5G network with ‘no more cells’. The software defined air interface is investigated under a uniform framework and can adaptively adapt the parameters to well satisfy various requirements in different 5G scenarios.


2021 ◽  
Vol 100 (8) ◽  
pp. 792-796
Author(s):  
Valentina N. Nikitina ◽  
Nina I. Kalinina ◽  
Galina G. Lyashko ◽  
Ekaterina N. Dubrovskaya ◽  
Vladimir P. Plekhanov

Introduction. The Russian telecommunications industry is on the threshold of introducing 5G/IMT-2020 (5G) mobile communications. The expected technological innovations of the new generation standard will lead to an increase in the capacity of mobile operators ‘ networks, data transfer speeds, the emergence of new scenarios for the use of mobile communications and the development of innovative digital services. This will contribute to economic growth by increasing labour productivity, automation and introducing new technologies in various economy and human activity areas. At the same time, the electromagnetic environment (EMO) in the areas where people stay will also change. The purpose of the study is to consider the unique features of the architecture of the 5G network to predict the impact on the population of electromagnetic fields (EMF) of the radio frequency (RF) range. Material and methods. The study is analytical. The information base of the research was Russian strategic documents on the development of 5G technologies, articles published in domestic and foreign journals. Results. The primary input data for the construction of 5G networks are presented, allowing us to evaluate EMO and identify the new technology features that are significant in terms of the impact of RF electromagnetic fields on the population. The 5G network uses previously unused RF bands and new types of antennas. With the introduction of 5G, the density of base stations (BS) and access points will significantly increase, the heights of BS antennas will decrease, and the spatial and temporal characteristics of electromagnetic radiation will change substantially. Conclusion. The architecture of the 5G network differs significantly from the mobile communication standards of previous generations. The introduction of 5G networks will lead to a significant change in the electromagnetic background in the environment. An urgent task is to develop a theory of hygienic regulation of RF EMF for the population in a complex electromagnetic environment with simultaneous operation of 5G networks and previous generations and new approaches to determining the levels of EMF in the environment by computational and instrumental methods.


Author(s):  
Rydhm Beri , Et. al.

5G communication technology works with the integration of several technologies viz. Cloud Computing, network partitioning and software based networks. This integration allows the communication between thousands of device across the world which have enormous issues related to data protection, data authenticity, and data confidentiality. So, there is an immense need of secure protocols to face or resolve security related issues related to design and operation of 5G network. Moreover, some structured cryptography protocols required to develop and accomplish data security in 5G communication. The study focussing on the comprehensive consequences of quantum computing on security implementations of 5G mobile communications. The study discussing about the cryptographic algorithm used in 5G, and what are the various consequences of involvement of quantum computing.


The adoption of cognitive radio technology is characterized by various beneficial characteristics that can facilitate better spectrum sensing performance in a 5G network and thereby acting as a boosting element towards a high data transmission rate. However, it is also characterized by various challenges that limit the significant development in resource utilization in 5G. Therefore, this paper introduces a novel and simplified mechanism that facilitates the 5G network to perform better in data transmission and its associated quality of it. The proposed system also performs modeling using practical constraints associated with the usage of cognitive radio over 5G networks using a convex optimization approach. The model is simulated using practical environmental parameters to prove that the proposed system excels better performance in faster processing and quality signal in contrast to the existing resource allocation scheme exercised in 5G networks.


There are various techniques which have been developed to improvise the modulation technique exploited in the system which were intended to enhance the data rate and bandwidth of the 5G network. Various researchers worked on OFDM modulation technique in order to enhance the efficiency as it is successfully working on 4G networks. Although utilization of OFDM in 5G networks will not provide the expected outcomes due to some flaws. This paper proposed a system that induced FBMC (Filter Bank Multi-Carrier) modulation technique which is capable of delivering higher spectral efficiency than OFDM. Proposed method employed APSK (Amplitude Phase Shift Modulation) for the modulation of sub carriers. The idea of implementing APSK in FBMC is to optimize the peak to average power ratio and also reduces bit error rate. The techniques proposed in the system, aimed to achieve high efficiency in terms of data rate and bandwidth with less power consumption. By using MATLAB all the simulations will be performed to analyze the results of spectral efficiency in terms of BER vs Eb/No (SNR) and power spectral density.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 164
Author(s):  
Chuyao Luo ◽  
Xutao Li ◽  
Yongliang Wen ◽  
Yunming Ye ◽  
Xiaofeng Zhang

The task of precipitation nowcasting is significant in the operational weather forecast. The radar echo map extrapolation plays a vital role in this task. Recently, deep learning techniques such as Convolutional Recurrent Neural Network (ConvRNN) models have been designed to solve the task. These models, albeit performing much better than conventional optical flow based approaches, suffer from a common problem of underestimating the high echo value parts. The drawback is fatal to precipitation nowcasting, as the parts often lead to heavy rains that may cause natural disasters. In this paper, we propose a novel interaction dual attention long short-term memory (IDA-LSTM) model to address the drawback. In the method, an interaction framework is developed for the ConvRNN unit to fully exploit the short-term context information by constructing a serial of coupled convolutions on the input and hidden states. Moreover, a dual attention mechanism on channels and positions is developed to recall the forgotten information in the long term. Comprehensive experiments have been conducted on CIKM AnalytiCup 2017 data sets, and the results show the effectiveness of the IDA-LSTM in addressing the underestimation drawback. The extrapolation performance of IDA-LSTM is superior to that of the state-of-the-art methods.


LastMile ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 98 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Ivashkin

Today, many countries around the world are actively building fifth generation mobile networks (5G/IMT-2020). The magazine Last Mile asked the director of the Republican unitary enterprise for supervision on telecommunications "BelGIE" of the Republic of Belarus (hereinafter: State Enterprise "BelGIE") A.A. Ivashkin about the situation with the implementation of the 5G network in the Republic of Belarus.


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