Research on 5G Network Slicing Security Model

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1671-1122.2020.04.001

Abstract

Abstract:

With the advent of the 5G communication era, network slicing technology will be deeply integrated with vertical industries to provide users with richer mobile Internet and IoT services. However, the introduction of network slicing technology brings many new security risks and challenges, and some of the original security protection technologies are no longer applicable. In addition, the different characteristics of various slices make the original security services unable to meet the different needs of network slices. Therefore, studying the security problems and corresponding countermeasures of network slicing technology and proposing new security policies are the key to guarantee the realization of 5G network security. This article first describes the existing security problems of network slicing technology from three aspects of network slicing architecture, management model, and implementation technology, then proposes relevant measures to maintain slice security in response to these security problems. Finally, a network slicing security model is established to provide differentiated security services for 5G network slicing.

Key words: network slicing, Internet of Things, network slicing architecture, management model, cyber security

CLC Number:

TP309

LIU Jianwei, HAN Yiran, LIU Bin, YU Beiyuan. Research on 5G Network Slicing Security Model[J]. Netinfo Security, 2020, 20(4): 1-11.

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名称	方案	优点	缺点
Group A	各个切片之间相互独立,拥有属于自己的完整控制层与用户数据层	切片隔离性最好	用户无法同时接受不同切片的服务
Group B	切片之间共享部分控制层网元（如AMF、AUSF、NSSF等）,每张切片建立用户会话的网元（SMF）与用户数据层网元是独立的	支持用户同时接受不同切片提供的服务	切片间的隔离性相对Group A方案较差
Group C	切片之间共享整个控制层网元,用户数据层相互独立	用户能同时接受多个切片提供的服务	切片的隔离性最差,仅在用户数据层实现了隔离