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network technologies [29–31]. Hence, design of security protocols to counterattack the
intruder activities at the boarder router (Gateways) is crucial to protect the user‐data.
One way of designing the security protocol is to handle the security issues that exist in
both wireless networks and cellular networks. With this kind of security protocol
design, the existing attacks in Tables 7.1 and 7.2 can be handled by single security protocol at the interoperable gateway. Since the interoperability of the 5G and LiFi can
happen at any layer (see “Interoperability of LiFi with 5G Networks”) of the protocol
stack, the design of security protocol needs to be designed separately for every layer of
the protocol stack. The confidentiality of user and device identity, integrity, mutual
authentication and key management are the same as in the WiFi‐5G networks as
mentioned in Section 7.5.
7.10 Conclusion and Future Work
Security considerations are crucial in everywhere, anywhere and anything connectivity.
This chapter briefly explains the security consideration for interoperability of WiFi and
LiFi networks with 5G networks. In addition, interoperability of WiFi and LiFi networks
at different layers of the protocol stack is explained. Furthermore, security challenges
and security considerations for the architectural model of WiFi and LiFi networks is
also briefly described. In the future, new security challenges and their possible solutions
will be briefly discussed once the 5G network solution is implemented and tested.
References
1 Marsch, P. et al. (2016) 5G Radio access network architecture: design guidelines and key
considerations. IEEE Communications Magazine, 54(11), 24–32.
2 Luo, F‐L. and Zhang, C. (2016) 5G Standard Development: Technology and Roadmap, in
Signal Processing for 5G: Algorithms and Implementations, 1st edition. Wiley‐IEEE Press,
616 pp.
3 Bangerter, B., Talwar, S., Arefi, R. and Stewart, K. (2014) Networks and devices for the
5G era. IEEE Communications Magazine, 52(2), 90–96.
4 Han, F., Zhao, S., Zhang, L. and Wu, J. (2016) Survey of strategies for switching off base
stations in heterogeneous networks for greener 5G systems. IEEE Access, 4, 4959–4973.
5 Jahed, K., Fawaz, M. and Sharafeddine, S. (2015) Practical device‐centric WiFi/cellular
link aggregation mechanism for mobile devices. Proceedings of the 11th International
Conference on Innovations in Information Technology (IIT), Dubai, pp. 17–22.
6 Zahid, T., Hei, X. and Cheng, W. (2016) Understanding performance bottlenecks of a
multi‐BSS software defined WiFi network testbed. Proceedings of the First IEEE
International Conference on Computer Communication and the Internet (ICCCI),
Wuhan, China, pp. 153–156.
7 He, Y., Chen, M., Ge, B. and Guizani, M. (2016) On WiFi offloading in heterogeneous
networks: various incentives and trade‐off strategies. IEEE Communications Surveys &
Tutorials, 18(4), 2345–2385.
8 Jamali, A., Hemami, S.M.S., Berenjkoub, M. and Saidi, H. (2014) An adaptive MAC
protocol for wireless LANs. Journal of Communications and Networks, 16, 311–321.
network technologies [29–31]. Hence, design of security protocols to counterattack the
intruder activities at the boarder router (Gateways) is crucial to protect the user‐data.
One way of designing the security protocol is to handle the security issues that exist in
both wireless networks and cellular networks. With this kind of security protocol
design, the existing attacks in Tables 7.1 and 7.2 can be handled by single security protocol at the interoperable gateway. Since the interoperability of the 5G and LiFi can
happen at any layer (see “Interoperability of LiFi with 5G Networks”) of the protocol
stack, the design of security protocol needs to be designed separately for every layer of
the protocol stack. The confidentiality of user and device identity, integrity, mutual
authentication and key management are the same as in the WiFi‐5G networks as
mentioned in Section 7.5.
7.10 Conclusion and Future Work
Security considerations are crucial in everywhere, anywhere and anything connectivity.
This chapter briefly explains the security consideration for interoperability of WiFi and
LiFi networks with 5G networks. In addition, interoperability of WiFi and LiFi networks
at different layers of the protocol stack is explained. Furthermore, security challenges
and security considerations for the architectural model of WiFi and LiFi networks is
also briefly described. In the future, new security challenges and their possible solutions
will be briefly discussed once the 5G network solution is implemented and tested.
References
1 Marsch, P. et al. (2016) 5G Radio access network architecture: design guidelines and key
considerations. IEEE Communications Magazine, 54(11), 24–32.
2 Luo, F‐L. and Zhang, C. (2016) 5G Standard Development: Technology and Roadmap, in
Signal Processing for 5G: Algorithms and Implementations, 1st edition. Wiley‐IEEE Press,
616 pp.
3 Bangerter, B., Talwar, S., Arefi, R. and Stewart, K. (2014) Networks and devices for the
5G era. IEEE Communications Magazine, 52(2), 90–96.
4 Han, F., Zhao, S., Zhang, L. and Wu, J. (2016) Survey of strategies for switching off base
stations in heterogeneous networks for greener 5G systems. IEEE Access, 4, 4959–4973.
5 Jahed, K., Fawaz, M. and Sharafeddine, S. (2015) Practical device‐centric WiFi/cellular
link aggregation mechanism for mobile devices. Proceedings of the 11th International
Conference on Innovations in Information Technology (IIT), Dubai, pp. 17–22.
6 Zahid, T., Hei, X. and Cheng, W. (2016) Understanding performance bottlenecks of a
multi‐BSS software defined WiFi network testbed. Proceedings of the First IEEE
International Conference on Computer Communication and the Internet (ICCCI),
Wuhan, China, pp. 153–156.
7 He, Y., Chen, M., Ge, B. and Guizani, M. (2016) On WiFi offloading in heterogeneous
networks: various incentives and trade‐off strategies. IEEE Communications Surveys &
Tutorials, 18(4), 2345–2385.
8 Jamali, A., Hemami, S.M.S., Berenjkoub, M. and Saidi, H. (2014) An adaptive MAC
protocol for wireless LANs. Journal of Communications and Networks, 16, 311–321.