Is 5G Handover Secure and Private? A Survey

Zhao, Dongsheng; Yan, Zheng; Wang, Mingjun; Zhang, Peng; Song, Bin

doi:10.1109/jiot.2021.3068463

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“…In addition, the authors in [25] studied the security performance of 5G networks beside the vulnerabilities and requirements of newly developed concepts such as mIoT, D2D, V2X and network slicing, coming to the conclusion about the various solutions to consolidate the authentication process. Likewise, the handover was classified based on RAT and frequency in HetNets and the privacy and security threats during vertical handovers (within 3GPP, between 3GPP and non-3GPP, between non-3GPP) and horizontal handovers (intra-mobile service controller (MSC), inter-MSC) and the solutions to foil them, were discussed in [26]. Table 2 briefly summarizes related surveys.…”

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A survey on the handover management in 5G-NR cellular networks: aspects, approaches and challenges

Haghrah

Abdollahi

Azarhava

et al. 2023

J Wireless Com Network

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With the purpose of providing higher data rate and ultra-reliable and low-latency communications for the users, employing the small cells in the upcoming Fifth-Generation-New Radio (5G-NR) cellular networks and beyond is leading to the serious challenges in mobility management due to dynamicity of the user equipments (UEs). Among different issues related to the mobility of the UEs, the handover management is one of the key procedures to let the UEs experience a high quality of service (QoS)/quality of experience (QoE). So far, many protocols and algorithms have been proposed to enhance the mobility management in 5G-NR from various aspects, but still a thorough survey has not been incorporated to summarize the recent advances and future directions of the mentioned issue. Thus, the handover management and the corresponding challenges stand in the center of concentrations in this paper, with a glance on 4G to the advancements of 5G-NR. The challenges include QoS/QoE, throughput, delay, traffic load, the attacks during authentication process and resource allocation. To overcome the mentioned challenges, the handover procedure is evaluated by some key performance indicators such as handover ratio, handover failure, radio link failure and such like which depend on the received signal quality. The lack of new advancements and novel aspects of handover plus the separation of security and handover issues in previous works are perceived as research gaps and motivations for the current paper. In this regard, this paper aims to specify and analyze the technical issues, to provide an overview on the proposed methods and recent advances and to bring the future directions into the limelight. We categorize the concurrent standards and methods about the handover, and then, we survey the proposed algorithms including theoretical, algorithm-based and pattern-capturing approaches following the authentication process along with the vulnerabilities and the algorithms to counteract the attacks during handover. Also, we study various issues corresponding to network performance during the handover procedure. Finally, we discuss the open problems and future research directions.

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A survey on the handover management in 5G-NR cellular networks: aspects, approaches and challenges

Haghrah

Abdollahi

Azarhava

et al. 2023

J Wireless Com Network

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“…In B5G HO, privacy and security are the main issues that must be addressed to ensure ultra-reliability. A comprehensive study on privacy and security was presented in [90]. This study outlined a complete set of security and privacy standards for 5G HetNet HOs to prevent possible threats and attacks.…”

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A Survey on Handover Optimization in Beyond 5G Mobile Networks: Challenges and Solutions

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Handover (HO) management is essential in mobile cellular networks. It ensures seamless connectivity to the User Equipment (UE) while moving from one Base Station (BS) to another within the coverage area. HO optimization refers to the adoption of intelligent and automatic HO techniques in mobile networks. HO optimization is gaining more importance in Fifth-Generation (5G) and Beyond (B5G) systems because of the requirements and specifications that B5G targets. The requirements of B5G include global connectivity, ultra-low latency, big data analytics, extreme data rate transmissions, a massive number of devices in a small area, and new technologies that will support the B5G network, such as Millimeter Wave (mmWave), Terahertz (THz) communication, and Ultra-Dense Networks (UDNs). All these factors cause new HO optimization challenges and require new solutions for HO optimization techniques. This study comprehensively provides HO optimization challenges and solutions in B5G. First, it provides a research background and explanation of HO in legacy. It then investigates the HO optimization challenges in B5G, including future research directions. The paper then discusses the most prominent and recent techniques and technological solutions for HO optimization management in B5G. Finally, we highlight potential techniques for HO optimization in B5G.

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“…Solutions in using 5G and other networks (e.g., Wi-Fi). Bhuyan et al, 2021;Ksentini and Frangoudis, 2020;Gonzalez et al, 2020;Liyanage et al, 2018;Wang and Yan, 2015;Tahir et al, 2020;Azzaoui et al, 2020;Nieto et al, 2017Nieto et al, , 2018Zhang and Lin, 2017;Compagno et al, 2017;Dik and Berger, 2021;Benzaid and Taleb, 2020;Zhao et al, 2021a;Bitsikas and Pöpper, 2021;Chaudhary et al, 2020;Gao et al, 2021;Sood et al, 2021;Cao et al, 2020;Ding et al, 2022b;Wu et al, 2018;Shi and Sagduyu, 2021;Sullivan et al, 2021;Mei et al, 2018;Gebremariam et al, 2021;Ginzboorg and Niemi, 2016;Rotinsulu and Fitri Sari, 2018;Vassilakis et al, 2017;Ar-joune and Faruque, 2020]. An adversary can maliciously (1) use legitimate orchestrator access to manipulate the configuration and run a compromised network function, (2) take advantage of malicious insiders attacks, (3) perform unauthorized access (e.g., to confidential data [Isaksson and Norrman, 2020] and to RFID tags [Rahimi et al, 2018]), (4) tampering, (5) perform resource exhaustion, (6) turn services unavailable, ( 7) analyze or modify traffic, (8) perform data leakage (e.g., capturing valuable personal information [Bordel et al, 2021;Annessi et al, 2018;Vreman and Maggio, 2019]), (…”

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A Systematic Literature Mapping on the Security of 5G and Vertical Applications

Sobrinho,

Santos,

Silva

et al. 2023

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The deployment of 5G infrastructure is one of the main vectors for new application scenarios since it enables enhanced data bandwidth, low latency, and comprehensive signal coverage. As a result, this communication system supports various vertical applications such as the Industrial Internet of Things, smart health, smart cities, smart grids, and transportation systems. However, these applications bring new challenges to 5G networks due to specific requirements for such scenarios. Furthermore, as software-based technologies, including network slicing, software-defined networks, network function virtualization, and multi-access edge computing are a fundamental part of the 5G architecture, the network can expose these applications to new security and privacy concerns. This study summarizes the existing literature on 5G vertical applications security. We highlight vulnerabilities, threats, attacks, and solutions for 5G vertical applications. We conducted a Systematic Literature Mapping (SLM) to discuss security and privacy challenges regarding the 5G vertical applications. The SLM answered the following research question: what is the state-of-the-art regarding security in 5G networks and vertical applications? We reviewed 389 papers from 2,349 produced by searching with a curated search query and discussed vulnerabilities, threats, attacks, and solutions for 5G vertical applications. Smart cities, Industry 4.0, smart transportation, public services, smart grids, and smart health are vertical applications with relevant security concerns. We observed the need for more research since the 5G and vertical applications continuously evolve. This review also uncovers research gaps and future research directions.

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Is 5G Handover Secure and Private? A Survey

Cited by 33 publications

References 119 publications

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