• DocumentCode
    1678352
  • Title

    TDM-PON Security Issues: Upstream Encryption is Needed

  • Author

    Gutierrez, David ; Cho, Jinwoo ; Kazovsky, Leonid G.

  • Author_Institution
    Stanford Univ., Standord
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    TDM-PONs (E/B/GPON) present several security issues that can easily be exploited by malicious users. We summarize these issues and present experimental results to demonstrate that, in particular, upstream encryption is required to prevent eavesdropping.
  • Keywords
    cryptography; optical fibre networks; telecommunication security; time division multiplexing; TDM-PON; eavesdropping prevention; passive optical networks; security issues; time division multiplexing; upstream encryption; Authentication; Connectors; Cryptography; EPON; Optical fiber networks; Optical network units; Optical reflection; Passive optical networks; Security; Telecommunication traffic;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-831-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2007.4348474
  • Filename
    4348474
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1678352