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Guidance for Improving LTE-based Mobile Communications Security

Published

Author(s)

Jeffrey Cichonski, Joshua M. Franklin, Michael Bartock, Larry Feldman, Greg Witte

Abstract

This bulletin summarizes the information found in NIST SP 800-187: Guide to LTE Securtiy, which serves as a guide to the fundamentals of how LTE networks operate and explores the LTE security architecture.
Citation
ITL Bulletin -

Keywords

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

Citation

Cichonski, J. , Franklin, J. , Bartock, M. , Feldman, L. and Witte, G. (2018), Guidance for Improving LTE-based Mobile Communications Security, ITL Bulletin, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD (Accessed May 9, 2024)

Issues

If you have any questions about this publication or are having problems accessing it, please contact reflib@nist.gov.

Created January 29, 2018, Updated October 12, 2021