An Agent Based Authentication Architecture for WLAN/Cellular Integrated Service

Author

Minghui Shi ; Rutagemwa, Humphrey ; Xuemin Shen ; Mark, Jon W. ; Saleh, Alshebeili

Author_Institution

Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo

fYear

2007

fDate

24-28 June 2007

Firstpage

1166

Lastpage

1171

Abstract

In this paper, an agent based WLAN/cellular network integrated service model and relevant authentication scheme is proposed. The service model, or solution, does not require cumbersome peer-to-peer roaming agreements to provide seamless user roaming between WLAN hotspots and cellular networks, which are operated by independent wireless network service providers. Security analysis and overhead evaluation are given to demonstrate that the proposed service model and the supporting schemes are secure and effective.

Keywords

cellular radio; mobile computing; peer-to-peer computing; software agents; software architecture; telecommunication security; wireless LAN; WLAN; agent based authentication architecture; cellular integrated service; network integrated service model; overhead evaluation; peer-to-peer roaming; security analysis; wireless network service providers; Access protocols; Authentication; Cellular networks; Communication system security; IP networks; Intserv networks; Land mobile radio cellular systems; Peer to peer computing; Roaming; Wireless LAN;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications, 2007. ICC '07. IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Glasgow

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0353-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICC.2007.198

Filename

4288869