Title :
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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/PIMRC.1995.476902
