Network and Physical Layer Attacks and countermeasures to AI-Enabled 6G O-RAN

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2106.02494v1
• Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2021 16:36:37 GMT
• Title: Network and Physical Layer Attacks and countermeasures to AI-Enabled 6G O-RAN
• Authors: Talha F. Rahman, Aly S. Abdalla, Keith Powell, Walaa AlQwider, and Vuk Marojevic
• Abstract summary: This paper examines the security implications of AI-driven 6G radio access networks (RANs) The Open RAN (O-RAN) describes an industry-driven open architecture and interfaces for building next generation RANs with AI control.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
• Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) will play an increasing role in cellular network deployment, configuration and management. This paper examines the security implications of AI-driven 6G radio access networks (RANs). While the expected timeline for 6G standardization is still several years out, pre-standardization efforts related to 6G security are already ongoing and will benefit from fundamental and experimental research. The Open RAN (O-RAN) describes an industry-driven open architecture and interfaces for building next generation RANs with AI control. Considering this architecture, we identify the critical threats to data driven network and physical layer elements, the corresponding countermeasures, and the research directions.

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