Enhancing 5G Security via Analysis of RF Hardware Characteristics and Spectral Behavior

Abstract

The research objective of this proposed effort is to secure 5G networks using their electromagnetic (EM) properties such as radio frequency front-end (RFFE) characteristics and wireless spectrum utilization. To achieve this objective, this effort will employ several technical approaches, including the use of radio frequency (RF) fingerprinting to classify different 5G devices forming the network, machine learning-based countermeasures to intelligent jamming techniques by classifying the type of interference present in the wireless spectrum, intelligent spectral overlay of private DoD 5G networks in the presence of indigenous non-DoD 5G networks within grey and contested environments, and hardware-accelerated machine learning implementations of machine learning classifiers for RF fingerprinting and intelligent jamming detection.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Mar 07, 2024
Source ID
FA95502310651

Entities

People

  • Alexander M. Wyglinski

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • United States Air Force
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Neural Network Machine Learning.
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • 5G
  • 5G - Internet of Things
  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Neural Networks