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5G cellular networks promise not only an enhancement of radio access technology but
also to complete the trajectory to connecting billions of people and things, whether on
motion or attached to an infrastructure. By reducing the cost and efforts to connect
people and things, it will not only help accelerate economic growth across various industries and the public sector, but will also provide a platform based on cloud computing
and IoT (Internet of Things) for many critical infrastructures that offer important utility,
transportation and public safety services. It is currently, and will be for the next decade,
the prime focus of research and development activities across multiple countries and
continents, and the outcome sought will go beyond basic user connectivity services, also
addressing opportunities to simplify networks and the deployment of new services.
As 5G networks become pervasive and foundational components of personal, public
and enterprise systems, possibly replacing dedicated and isolated networks. Maintaining
the confidentiality, integrity and availability of these networks will be among the key
design and implementation challenges. Universal connectivity is attractive to both the
intended beneficiaries of these networks likewise to the bad actors. They can wreak
havoc from afar, across different industries and causing financial, privacy, safety and
national security harms.
This book is one of the first attempts to comprehensively address the key security
areas and domains for 5G networks, starting from a 5G security landscape overview
and physical infrastructure security to an in‐depth discussion around security mechanisms for different components of 5G mobile networks. It also provides important
insights into the current and future threats to mobile networks and mapping those to
the various threat vectors for different mobile generations, including 5G, by using a
detailed threat analysis approach. Readers will find an opportunity to explore the
evolved security model and lifecycle functions for 5G. This book has taken a fresh perspective on addressing security and privacy for new areas evolving with 5G, including
Device to Device (D2D) connectivity, cloud services, SDMN (Software Defined Mobile
Networks), NFV (Network Function Virtualization) and IoT (Internet of Things).
The book will be helpful to a range of 5G stakeholders: researchers looking for challenging new problems, mobile network operators (MNOs) and virtual network operators (MVNOs), seeking to plan for the new threat environment, owners of infrastructure
investigating how 5G can improve their operations, telecom equipment vendors, and
standardization bodies working on network and IoT standards.
Henning Schulzrinne
Chief Technology Officer
Federal Communications Commission,
The United States of America
Foreword
5G cellular networks promise not only an enhancement of radio access technology but
also to complete the trajectory to connecting billions of people and things, whether on
motion or attached to an infrastructure. By reducing the cost and efforts to connect
people and things, it will not only help accelerate economic growth across various industries and the public sector, but will also provide a platform based on cloud computing
and IoT (Internet of Things) for many critical infrastructures that offer important utility,
transportation and public safety services. It is currently, and will be for the next decade,
the prime focus of research and development activities across multiple countries and
continents, and the outcome sought will go beyond basic user connectivity services, also
addressing opportunities to simplify networks and the deployment of new services.
As 5G networks become pervasive and foundational components of personal, public
and enterprise systems, possibly replacing dedicated and isolated networks. Maintaining
the confidentiality, integrity and availability of these networks will be among the key
design and implementation challenges. Universal connectivity is attractive to both the
intended beneficiaries of these networks likewise to the bad actors. They can wreak
havoc from afar, across different industries and causing financial, privacy, safety and
national security harms.
This book is one of the first attempts to comprehensively address the key security
areas and domains for 5G networks, starting from a 5G security landscape overview
and physical infrastructure security to an in‐depth discussion around security mechanisms for different components of 5G mobile networks. It also provides important
insights into the current and future threats to mobile networks and mapping those to
the various threat vectors for different mobile generations, including 5G, by using a
detailed threat analysis approach. Readers will find an opportunity to explore the
evolved security model and lifecycle functions for 5G. This book has taken a fresh perspective on addressing security and privacy for new areas evolving with 5G, including
Device to Device (D2D) connectivity, cloud services, SDMN (Software Defined Mobile
Networks), NFV (Network Function Virtualization) and IoT (Internet of Things).
The book will be helpful to a range of 5G stakeholders: researchers looking for challenging new problems, mobile network operators (MNOs) and virtual network operators (MVNOs), seeking to plan for the new threat environment, owners of infrastructure
investigating how 5G can improve their operations, telecom equipment vendors, and
standardization bodies working on network and IoT standards.
Henning Schulzrinne
Chief Technology Officer
Federal Communications Commission,
The United States of America
Foreword