BaseSpec: Comparative Analysis of Baseband Software and Cellular Specifications for L3 Protocols
Eun-Soo Kim, Dongkwan Kim, CheolJun Park, Insu Yun, Yongdae Kim
Abstract
Cellular basebands play a crucial role in mobile communication. However, it is significantly challenging to assess their security for several reasons. Manual analysis is inevitable because of the obscurity and complexity of baseband firmware; however, such analysis requires repetitive efforts to cover diverse models or versions. Automating the analysis is also non-trivial because the firmware is significantly large and contains numerous functions associated with complex cellular protocols. Therefore, existing approaches on baseband analysis are limited to only a couple of models or versions within a single vendor.
Topics & Concepts
BasebandComputer scienceSoftwareComputer architectureSoftware engineeringComputer networkProgramming languageBandwidth (computing)Wireless Body Area NetworksIPv6, Mobility, Handover, Networks, SecurityVehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)