IMPROVEMENT OF EAP-AKA PROTOCOL SIGNALLING FOR 3G-WLAN



Article Abstract: EAP-AKA ( Authentication and Key Agreement) protocol is one of the authentication protocols for 3 G-WLAN. Through the study on EAP-AKA protocol, we found that it needs an AV (Authentication Vector) to generate encryption key file for each authentication, which uses up lots of time in communication and certification. To solve this problem,we propose to add an AM ( Account Manager) for the AV array. In this way we decrease the usage of AV, cut down the communication cost, and improve the speed and QoS of the network.

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Author: Sun Hong ,Wang Yinghui, Xu Tao ,Zhang Leilei
Publisher: School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology,Shanghai 200093, China
Keywords:3GWLAN EAPAKA Authentication AV Material keying