A variety of wireless technologies have been standardized and commercialized, but no
single technology is considered the best because of different coverage and bandwidth …

The explosive demand for mobile communications is driving the development of wireless
technology at an unprecedented pace. Unfortunately, this exceptional growth is also giving …

An innovative cross-layer authentication protocol that integrates cryptography-based
authentication and physical layer authentication (PLA) is proposed for massive cellular …

Yet, wireless networking also exacerbates many security and privacy issues which have
been traditionally problematic for wired networks. This is so, because any nefarious entity …

The emergence of public access wireless networks enables ubiquitous Internet services,
whereas inducing more challenges of security due to open mediums. As one of the most …

With the increasing demand for secure and high-quality communications in public access
wireless IP networks, it is very important to have an in-depth understanding of the …

This paper analyzes the authentication and key agreement (AKA) protocol for universal
mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) mobile networks, where a new protocol is …

Motivated by the growing convergence of diverse types of networks and the rise of concepts
such as future internet (FI), in this paper, we analyze the coexistence of security mechanisms …

Abstract The incorporation of Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) within the third
generation (3G) networks materializes the next generation of mobile/wireless systems …

Group communication is an important means for communication in todays interconnected
world, where multiple endpoints need exchange of data in the most efficient and …