Security concerns in WiMAX

Author

Hasan, Syed Shabih ; Qadeer, Mohammed Abdul

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Eng., Aligarh Muslim Univ., Aligarh, India

fYear

2009

fDate

3-5 Nov. 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access)/ IEEE 802.16 is a very promising 4G technology. WiMAX is now in the testing via implementation stage at various locations like Taiwan, India. The results have been, so far, very promising. With the growing popularity of WiMAX, the security risks have increased many folds. In this paper we will give an overview of the security architecture of WiMAX. Then we will give an overview of the various kinds of threats viz. Physical Layer and MAC Layer threats. Finally, we will have a look at improvement reported in multi hop WiMAX networks.

Keywords

WiMax; telecommunication security; telecommunication standards; 4G technology; IEEE 802.16; India; MAC layer; Security concerns; Taiwan; WiMAX; Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access; physical layer; Access protocols; Base stations; Communication system security; Computer security; Cryptography; Data security; Frequency; Microwave technology; Physical layer; WiMAX; IEEE 802.16; WiMAX; encryption; security; security concerns;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Internet, 2009. AH-ICI 2009. First Asian Himalayas International Conference on

Conference_Location

Kathmandu

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4569-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-4570-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AHICI.2009.5340365

Filename

5340365