Key management in the handover. Application to third generation mobile systems

Author

Barba, Antonio ; Melus, J.L.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Appl. Math. & Telematics, Univ. Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

Volume

1

fYear

1995

fDate

27-29 Sep 1995

Firstpage

300

Abstract

The new advanced mobile communication systems are of increasing complexity. These third generation networks (Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS) according to ETSI or the Future Public Land Mobile Telecommunication System (FPLMTS) according to ITU) present new and stricter requirements for the handover. This article describes the forward handover protocol in its execution phase along with the integration of the required security services (authentication, confidentiality, integrity) and the key management. Analysis of performances depending on different handover cases are presented along with conclusions

Keywords

cellular radio; cryptography; telecommunication network management; transport protocols; FPLMTS; Future Public Land Mobile Telecommunication System; UMTS; Universal Mobile Telecommunication System; advanced mobile communication systems; authentication; confidentiality; execution phase; forward handover protocol; handover; integrity; key management; performances; security services; third generation mobile systems; 3G mobile communication; Access protocols; Authentication; Base stations; Data security; Information security; Macrocell networks; Mathematics; Switches; Telematics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, 1995. PIMRC'95. Wireless: Merging onto the Information Superhighway., Sixth IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Toronto, Ont.

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3002-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PIMRC.1995.476902

Filename

476902