MES-FPMIPv6: MIH-Enabled and enhanced secure Fast Proxy Mobile IPv6 handover protocol for 5G networks

Area of Science:

• Computer Science
• Networking
• Cybersecurity

Background:

• Fast Proxy Mobile IPv6 (FPMIPv6) extends PMIPv6 for next-generation internet, enabling location-independent routing without IP address signaling.
• Existing FPMIPv6 faces security threats like impersonation and lacks support for heterogeneous network handovers.
• Media Independent Handover (MIH) enabled FPMIPv6 schemes address heterogeneous handovers but often lack robust security solutions.

Purpose of the Study:

• To propose a novel handover authentication scheme and key agreement protocol for MIH-enabled FPMIPv6 networks.
• To enhance the security and efficiency of mobility management in heterogeneous wireless environments.
• To address the limitations of existing FPMIPv6 schemes regarding security and inter-network handover.

Main Methods:

• Development of a new handover authentication and key agreement protocol tailored for the 'MIH-enabled Network Only FPMIPv6' model.
• Security analysis using BAN logic and the Automated Validation of Internet Security Protocols and Applications (AVISPA) tool.
• Numerical performance evaluation based on a predefined performance matrix, considering factors like cell radius and wireless failure probability.

Main Results:

• The proposed scheme significantly improves wireless link overhead for mobile nodes, with reductions ranging from 6-86% depending on network parameters.
• Security analysis confirmed the effectiveness of the proposed scheme against identified threats.
• Performance evaluation demonstrated the scheme's efficiency and applicability compared to existing solutions.

Conclusions:

• The developed scheme provides a comprehensive solution for secure and efficient handover authentication and key agreement in MIH-enabled FPMIPv6 networks.
• It effectively mitigates security risks and reduces signaling overhead and handover delay for mobile nodes.
• The proposed approach is a promising advancement for mobility management in heterogeneous wireless networks.