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Secure D2D in 5G Cellular Networks: Architecture, Requirements and Solutions

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Allowing nearby mobile devices to communicate directly without relaying the data through the conventional cellular network, device-to-device (D2D) communication is expected to improve the overall network efficiency of the 5G network and enable futuristic applications. In recent years, 3GPP has also put D2D communication under the umbrella of Proximity-based Services (ProSe) to accelerate its development. However, since D2D networks could introduce additional security issues, it is unprecedentedly important to study and mitigate the risk carefully. In this chapter, we review the security architecture, security requirements and existing solutions for the 5G D2D networks. First, we give an overview of the security architecture of the 3GPP ProSe Service. Then, we classify various security challenges and state the requirements of a secure 5G D2D network. Subsequently, we classify the major research work according to their application scenarios and present the main ideas of some of the works with security analysis. Finally, we discuss some open research issues to inspire future researchers to build more secure and robust 5G D2D solutions.

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Chow, M.C., Ma, M. (2022). Secure D2D in 5G Cellular Networks: Architecture, Requirements and Solutions. In: Nicopolitidis, P., Misra, S., Yang, L.T., Zeigler, B., Ning, Z. (eds) Advances in Computing, Informatics, Networking and Cybersecurity. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 289. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87049-2_20

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