Open RAN for detection of a jamming attack in a 5G network
Paweł Kryszkiewicz, Marcin Hoffmann
Abstract
One of the essential security threats for 5G networks is jamming. It is relatively easy to be performed utilizing cheap and publically available devices. Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) architecture is very suitable for detecting such events thanks to the openness of interfaces and the ability to analyze wireless traffic metrics and exchange control messages in a RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) using some dedicated xApp or rApp. This paper presents a statistical method for downlink jamming detection utilizing the link quality reports provided by User Equipments (UEs). A vision of its implementation in O-RAN is presented altogether with performance quality metrics obtained via simulations.
Topics & Concepts
RanJammingComputer scienceRadio access networkComputer networkTelecommunications linkWirelessC-RANWireless networkUser equipmentTelecommunicationsBase stationMobile stationThermodynamicsPhysicsTelecommunications and Broadcasting TechnologiesAdvanced MIMO Systems OptimizationMillimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling