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PUBLICATIONS

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 -
NIST Pub Series
ITL Bulletin
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

Keywords

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

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 October 13, 2025)

Issues

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Created January 29, 2018, Updated October 12, 2021
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