A review of DoS attack models for 3G cellular networks from a system-design perspective

Computer Communications

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 551-558

  Ricciato, Fabio ^a,b   Coluccia, Angelo ^a   D'Alconzo, Alessandro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH CENTER VIENNA FTW   (Austria)

Author keywords

3G; Cellular networks; DoS; Network robustness; Signaling attacks

Indexed keywords

3G; 3G CELLULAR NETWORKS; 3G NETWORKS; ATTACK MODEL; CELLULAR NETWORK; DENIAL OF SERVICE ATTACKS; DESIGN PRACTICE; DOS ATTACKS; FUTURE GENERATIONS; NETWORK ROBUSTNESS; PRIORITIZATION; ROBUST SYSTEM DESIGN; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY; THIRD GENERATION;

CELLULAR NEURAL NETWORKS; COMPUTER CRIME; SIGNALING;

DESIGN;

EID: 74849109011     PISSN: 01403664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comcom.2009.11.015     Document Type: Review

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