Wireless Communication Security

1M2M in 5G Cellular Networks: Challenges, Proposed Solutions, and Future Directions

Kiran Ahuja¹* and Indu Bala²

¹Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, DAV Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jalandhar, India

²School of Electronics and Electrical Engineering Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India

Abstract

Fifth-generation wireless networks (5G) are defined to meet the requirements of high data rates for thousands of users, synchronized connections for vast wireless sensor networks, improved coverage area, efficient signal processing, low latency and enhanced network spectrum as compared to the fourth-generation wireless networks (4G). These networks were initially envisioned for efficient and fast mobile networks along with converged fiber-wireless networks. However, with the explosion of smart devices and emerging multimedia applications the need to roll out 5G networks to meet the demands both at the consumer and business end became necessary. Therefore, to create a network with faster speed, the 5G networks have initiated a new basis for communication, which consists of the Internet of Things (IoT) and Machine-to-Machine communication (M2M). The IoT and M2M have been able to overcome the major limitations of 5G to initiate multiple-hop networks, making available high data rates to peers between several base stations and thereby reducing costs and initiating reliable security standards. Such a major deviation from the conventional ...