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Physical Layer Security in a Private 5G Network for Industrial and Mobility Application

Information Theory 2023-10-10 v1 Signal Processing math.IT

Abstract

Cellular communication technologies such as 5G are deployed on a large scale around the world. Compared to other communication technologies such as WiFi, Bluetooth, or Ultra Wideband, the 5G communication standard describes support for a large variety of use cases, e.g., Internet of Things, vehicular, industrial, and campus-wide communications. An organization can operate a Private 5G network to provide connectivity to devices in their manufacturing environment. Physical Layer Key Generation (PLKG) is a method to generate a symmetric secret on two nodes despite the presence of a potential passive eavesdropper. To the best of our knowledge, this work is one of the first to implement PLKG in a real Private 5G network. Therefore, it highlights the possibility of integrating PLKG in the communication technology highly relevant for industrial applications. This paper exemplifies the establishment of a long-term symmetric key between an aerial vehicle and IT infrastructure both located in a manufacturing environment and communicating via the radio interface of the Private 5G network.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2310.05525,
  title  = {Physical Layer Security in a Private 5G Network for Industrial and Mobility Application},
  author = {Shivraj Hanumant Gonde and Christoph Frisch and Svetoslav Duhovnikov and Martin Kubisch and Thomas Meyerhoff and Dominic Schupke},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.05525},
  year   = {2023}
}

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To be published at "2023 IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT)"

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