75G‐WLAN Security

Satish Anamalamudi1, Abdur Rashid Sangi2, Mohammed Alkatheiri3, Fahad T. Bin Muhaya4, and Chang Liu5

1 Faculty of Computer and Software Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, China

2 Beijing Huawei Technologies, Beijing, China

3 College of Computing and Information Technology, University of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

4 Department of Management Information Systems, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia

5 Information and Communication Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, China

7.1 Chapter Overview

This chapter briefly describes the security considerations of WiFi and LiFi network interconnections with 5G networks. When designing 5G networks with short‐range WiFi and LiFi connectivity, architectural considerations must be accompanied with respective security considerations, and such security considerations are expected to influence the architectural decisions. Therefore, this chapter proposes a security‐based architectural model for short‐range wireless networks (WiFi) and high‐speed backbone wireless networks (5G networks). In addition, this chapter explains the security considerations of LiFi interconnection with 5G networks.

7.2 Introduction to WiFi‐5G Networks Interoperability

7.2.1 WiFi (Wireless Local Area Network)

WiFI (Wireless Fidelity) is the radio technology for short‐range communication that works within licensed spectrum bands (2.4 GHz or 5 GHz ISM bands) through IEEE 802.11 standards. In general, two kinds of access modes, namely ...

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