DocumentCode :
342469
Title :
A new authentication protocol for roaming users in GSM networks
Author :
Al-Tawil, Khalid ; Akrami, Ali
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Eng., King Fahd Univ. of Pet. & Miner., Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
fYear :
1999
fDate :
1999
Firstpage :
93
Lastpage :
99
Abstract :
Communicating while we are moving has been a desire for a long time. With mobile communication systems, mobile users can make and receive calls while they are moving independent of time, location and network access. One of the most attractive features that came with the Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) is roaming. Wireless systems are more vulnerable to fraudulent access and eavesdropping. As a remedy for that, GSM gives more importance to the user´s privacy and authentication process. Although the process gives a reasonable security level, it overloads the network with significant signaling traffic and increases the call set-up time. The signaling load and the authentication delay are of particular importance and have become the subject of widespread research interest. In this paper, we study and analyze the GSM authentication protocols for roaming users, and propose a new scheme with less signaling traffic and better call set-up time
Keywords :
authorisation; cellular radio; delays; message authentication; protocols; telecommunication signalling; telecommunication traffic; GSM networks; Global System for Mobile communication; authentication delay; authentication protocol; call set-up time; eavesdropping; fraudulent access; network overload; roaming users; signaling traffic; Access protocols; Authentication; Communication system security; Delay; GSM; Mobile communication; Privacy; Roaming; Signal processing; Telecommunication traffic;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Computers and Communications, 1999. Proceedings. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Red Sea
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0250-4
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ISCC.1999.780775
Filename :
780775
Link To Document :
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