Enhancing Security and Efficiency in Wireless Mobile Networks through Blockchain

Authors

  • Jagdish Jangid, Sachin Dixit, Shubham Malhotra, Muhammad Saqib, Fnu Yashu, Dipkumar Mehta

Keywords:

Blockchain Applications, Wireless mobile networks, Network Security, Security in Communication.

Abstract

The evolution of wireless mobile networks (WMNs) towards supporting advanced applications—such as next-generation smart cities, autonomous vehicles, and industrial IoT—demands enhanced data rates, lower latency, and increased network capacity. However, these advancements introduce complex security challenges, including data tampering, unauthorized access, service interruptions, and cyberattacks that threaten the integrity of WMN applications. Traditional security mechanisms, such as encryption, artificial intelligence, and access control, while beneficial, often fall short of providing comprehensive protection against these evolving threats. Blockchain technology, with its decentralized, transparent, and secure infrastructure, emerges as a transformative solution for addressing these vulnerabilities in modern wireless networks. By implementing blockchain, WMNs can achieve a tamper-proof, immutable ledger that supports secure data sharing, access management, and resource allocation. Blockchain’s decentralized consensus mechanisms allow for reliable user authentication, while its transparency enhances trust among devices, making it ideal for managing data confidentiality, trust, and resource efficiency in WMNs. This paper explores the role of blockchain in fortifying security in wireless mobile networks, particularly focusing on the potential of blockchain to meet the requirements of emerging wireless standards and technologies, such as 5G and 6G, which prioritize high data throughput, low latency, and robust privacy.

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Published

21.09.2023

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Jagdish Jangid. (2023). Enhancing Security and Efficiency in Wireless Mobile Networks through Blockchain. International Journal of Intelligent Systems and Applications in Engineering, 11(4), 958–969. Retrieved from https://ijisae.org/index.php/IJISAE/article/view/7309

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 4 (2023)

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Research Article

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