Title: Security mechanisms and vulnerabilities in the IEEE 802.15.3 wireless personal area networks

Authors: William Stewart, Yang Xiao, Bo Sun, Hsiao-Hwa Chen

Addresses: Department of Computer Science, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, USA. ' Department of Computer Science, The University of Alabama, 101 Houser Hall, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0290 USA. ' Department of Computer Science, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, USA. ' Institute of Communications Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung City 804, Taiwan

Abstract: The IEEE 802.15.3 specification is proposed for short-range high-speed Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs). Furthermore, it is proposed by the IEEE 802.15.3 a task group for Ultra-Wideband (UWB) transmission, which is an emerging wireless technology for future indoor and outdoor applications. This paper gives a survey on various security aspects and mechanisms in the IEEE 802.15.3 WPANs. It provides security analysis, points out some errors and security vulnerabilities of these networks and provides some corrections.

Keywords: IEEE 802.15.3; network security; wireless PANs; personal area networks; WPANs; wireless networks; vulnerabilities; short-range high-speed WPANs; ultra-wideband transmission; UWB transmission; mobile networks.

DOI: 10.1504/IJWMC.2007.013792

International Journal of Wireless and Mobile Computing, 2007 Vol.2 No.1, pp.14 - 27

Published online: 28 May 2007 *

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