• DocumentCode
    1781776
  • Title

    Vulnerabilities and security issues in optical networks

  • Author

    Furdek, Marija ; Skorin-Kapov, Nina ; Zsigmond, Szilard ; Wosinska, Lena

  • Author_Institution
    ICT Sch., KTH R. Inst. of Technol., Kista, Sweden
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    6-10 July 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    The paper provides a comprehensive overview of security issues in state-of-the-art optical networks. It identifies and describes the main vulnerabilities of today´s and future networks and outlines potential methods of attack which could exploit these vulnerabilities.
  • Keywords
    optical communication; telecommunication security; optical networks; security issues; Optical amplifiers; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical switches; Security; alien wavelengths; architecture on demand; eavesdropping; high-power jamming; latency attacks; network hijacking; optical network security; signal insertion;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2014 16th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Graz
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICTON.2014.6876451
  • Filename
    6876451
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1781776