Title :
Analysis and evaluation of covert channels over LTE advanced
Author :
Rezaei, Fatemeh ; Hempel, Michael ; Dongming Peng ; Yi Qian ; Sharif, Hamid
Abstract :
In this paper, we have investigated Covert Channels in 3GPP LTE-A (Long Term Evolution-Advanced) for identifying headers and extension fields where covert data can be hidden in covert communications. We also discuss the covert channel capacity for LTE-A where the specific fields in the headers of the MAC (Medium Access Control), RLC (Radio Link Control) and PDCP (Packet Data Convergence Protocol) layers are analyzed. We review different scenarios of channel coding rate, modulation schemes and channel bandwidths and present our results.
Keywords :
3G mobile communication; Long Term Evolution; access protocols; channel capacity; channel coding; modulation; radio links; 3GPP LTE-A; Long Term Evolution-advanced; MAC; PDCP; RLC; channel bandwidth; channel coding rate; covert channel capacity; covert communication; covert data; header identification; medium access control; modulation scheme; packet data convergence protocol; radio link control; Bandwidth; Data communication; Media Access Protocol; Modulation; PD control; Tin; Covert Channel; E-UTRAN Release 10; Hidden Information; LTE-A;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5938-2
Electronic_ISBN :
1525-3511
DOI :
10.1109/WCNC.2013.6554855
