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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2014 16th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Graz
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2014.6876451
