3G WCDMA Mobile Network DoS Attack and Detection Technology

Currently, there has been a 3G mobile networks data traffic explosion due to the large increase in the number of smartphone users. Unlike a traditional wired infrastructure, 3G mobile networks have limited wireless resources and signaling procedures for complex wireless resource management. And mobile network security for various abnormal and malicious traffic technologies was not ready. So Malicious or potentially malicious traffic originating from mobile malware infected smart devices can cause serious problems to the 3G mobile networks, such as DoS and scanning attack in wired networks. This paper describes the DoS security threat in the 3G mobile network and proposes a detection technology.

Authors:

• JooHyung Oh
• Dongwan Kang
• Sekwon Kim
• ChaeTae Im

Keywords:

• 3G
• WCDMA
• DoS
• Security Threat

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