Prevention of Denial-of-Service Attacks in 5GD2D Wireless Communication Networks Employing Double Auction Game Based Resource Trading

Abstract

The commercial implementation of 5G networks in the recent past has contributed to the advent of an enhanced digital connective experience for users around the world. Among the various services offered by 5G networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) communication has emerged as an important strategy, allowing efficient resource utilization with the balancing of network load, both of which are critical issues. 5GD2D networks are however vulnerable to malicious users perpetrating attacks such as Denial-of-Service (DoS). The present work examines a probable DoS attack strategy for double auction game based resource trading in 5GD2D networks. The auction game based DoS attack dealt with in the present work degrades service through disincentivization of buyers and sellers to participate in the double auction. The paper then presents a strategy to mitigate such a DoS attack. The mathematical proof of the proposed method is presented along with corresponding simulation results confirming the veracity of the presented approach.