Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Publication Date
2018
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
Source Publication
MILCOM 2018 - 2018 IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM)
Abstract
Interconnectivity among networks is essential for enhancing communication capabilities of networks such as the expansion of geographical range, higher data rate, etc. However, interconnections may initiate vulnerability (e.g., cyber attacks) to a secure network due to introducing gateways and opportunities for security attacks such as malware, which may propagate from the less secure network. In this paper, the interconnectivity among subnetworks is maximized under the constraint of security risk. The dynamics of propagation of security risk is modeled by the evil-rain influence model and the SIR (Susceptible-Infected-Recovered) epidemic model. Through extensive numerical simulations using different network topologies and interconnection patterns, it is shown that the efficiency of interconnectivity increases nonlinearly and vulnerability increases linearly with the number of interconnections among subnetworks. Finally, parametric models are proposed to find the number of interconnections for any given efficiency of interconnectivity and vulnerability of the secure network.
Recommended Citation
Das, Pankaz; Shuvro, Rezoan A.; Rahnamay-Naeini, Mahshid; Ghani, Nasir; and Hayat, Majeed M., "Efficient Interconnectivity Among Networks Under Security Constraint" (2018). Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research and Publications. 548.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/electric_fac/548
ADA Accessible Version
Comments
Accepted version. MILCOM 2018 - 2018 IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM), (2018): 88-93. DOI. © 2018 Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). Used with permission.