Securing IoT Endpoints using network slicing on 5G network

Abstract

Fifth Generation (5G) of wireless networks in an Internet of Things Ecosystem is set
to offer services at an unprecedented rate that will be faster than any of its previous generations.
But to offer these services, the 5G network that operates at low frequency must be secure. To
define a secured network both Software Defined Network (SDN) and Network Function
Virtualization (NFV) technologies are used by 5G, taking the benefit of Network Slicing.
Network Slicing is a technology which allows virtual networks to be created in parallel of a
physical infrastructure which is used on shared basis, in order to build virtual end-to-end tailored
networks.
The paper entails network slicing of base stations into blocks as per the service requirements.
This helps to increase the performance and the security of base stations as well as of IoT devices.
Paper proposes the development of a simulation suite for a 5G network based on Network
Slicing. Possible scenarios of IoT endpoints were tested on 5G network based on different
parameters such as device type, and other factors has been covered in further sections. This
simulation exhibits the improvement of security in IoT Ecosystem and 5G network using
network slicing.