Software-Defined Mobile Networks Security

Mobile Networks and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 729-743

  Chen, Min ^a   Qian, Yongfeng ^a   Mao, Shiwen ^b   Tang, Wan ^c   Yang, Ximin ^c  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY FOR NATIONALITIES   (China)

Author keywords

Network function virtualization (NFV); OpenFlow; Security; Software defined mobile network (SDMN)

Indexed keywords

5G MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; CLOUD COMPUTING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GREEN COMPUTING; MOBILE SECURITY; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; NETWORK FUNCTION VIRTUALIZATION; SECURITY SYSTEMS; SURVEYS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; VIRTUAL REALITY; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

APPLICATION LAYERS; NETWORK FUNCTIONS; NETWORKS SECURITY; OPENFLOW; RELIABLE NETWORKS; SECURITY; SECURITY CHALLENGES; SECURITY PROBLEMS;

NETWORK SECURITY;

EID: 84953392935     PISSN: 1383469X     EISSN: 15728153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11036-015-0665-5     Document Type: Article

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