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Cognitive RBAC in Mobile Heterogeneous Networks

Hsing-Chung Chen¹, Marsha Anjanette Violetta², Chien-Erh Weng³ and Tzu-Liang Kung⁴

1. Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Asia University
   Taichung City 41354, Taiwan Members, IEEE & IET
   cdma2000@asia.edu.tw, shin8409@ms6.hinet.net
2. Institute of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Asia University
   Taichung City 41354, Taiwan
   marsha.violette@gmail.com
3. Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Asia University
   Taichung City 41354, Taiwan
   tlkung@asia.edu.tw

Abstract

In communication networks, a cognitive network (CN) is a new type of data network which is used to solve some of the problems that face current networks. Cognitive radio (CR) is part of a cognitive network and a smart wireless communication system. CR is conscious of its surrounding environment, and learns from the environment. It adapts its internal states by making corresponding real-time changes in certain operating parameters. In this paper, we propose a novel Cognitive RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) scheme which can be applied to Mobile Heterogeneous Networks (MHNs). The MHNs consist of mobile communication systems and Wi-Fi systems. The required new definitions for the RBAC model are proposed in this paper. They can improve the ability of conventional RBAC model to meet new challenges. In our scheme, we assume that a Cognitive Server (CS) provides and manages the permissions of services, and Network Providers support and manage a variety CRs and CNs, individually. For more efficiently managing CR and CN and meeting the large scale heterogeneous networks, we let mobile user can perceive network candidate actively to access services, in which the permissions are depending to the contract made by CS with each Network Provider. In this paper, the new generalized cognitive RBAC model and their definitions are proposed, and could be applied to new applications in a MHNs environment.

Key words

Cognitive radio, Cognitive Networks, Role based access control, Heterogeneous networks, Mobile communication system, Contract RBAC

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.2298/CSIS121110034C

Publication information

Volume 10, Issue 2 (April 2013)
Special Issue on Advances on Mobile Collaborative Systems
Year of Publication: 2013
ISSN: 2406-1018 (Online)
Publisher: ComSIS Consortium

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Chen, H., Violetta, M. A., Weng, C., Kung, T.: Cognitive RBAC in Mobile Heterogeneous Networks. Computer Science and Information Systems, Vol. 10, No. 2, 779-806. (2013), https://doi.org/10.2298/CSIS121110034C