Guide to LTE Security

Cichonski, Jeffrey; Franklin, Joshua; Bartock, Michael

doi:https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-187

SP 800-187

Guide to LTE Security

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Date Published: December 2017

Author(s)

Jeffrey Cichonski (NIST), Joshua Franklin (NIST), Michael Bartock (NIST)

Abstract

Cellular technology plays an increasingly large role in society as it has become the primary portal to the internet for a large segment of the population. One of the main drivers making this change possible is the deployment of 4^th generation (4G) Long Term Evolution (LTE) cellular technologies. This document serves as a guide to the fundamentals of how LTE networks operate and explores the LTE security architecture. This is followed by an analysis of the threats posed to LTE networks and supporting mitigations.

Keywords

cellular security; networking; Long Term Evolution; 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP); LTE; telecommunications; wireless

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Publication:
SP 800-187 (DOI)
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Supplemental Material:
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Related NIST Publications:
ITL Bulletin

Document History:
12/21/17: SP 800-187 (Final)

Topics

Security and Privacy
general security & privacy

Technologies
mobile

Applications
communications & wireless