Information and Communications Technology and Policy

Information and Communications Technology and Policy

Information and Communications Technology and Policy ›› 2021, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (2): 92-96.doi: 10.12267/j.issn.2096-5931.2021.02.016

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The research on the security risks of 5G clouds

WANG Qi   

  • Online:2021-02-15 Published:2021-03-11

Abstract: With the further acceleration of 5G commercialization across the word, the application of cloud architecture on the 5G network is spreading from core network to the network edge and wireless access side. Three kinds of clouds,core cloud, edge cloud and access cloud, which can be deployed in 5G network, are described in this paper. Based on the deployment mode and application scene, advantages and features of three clouds, as well as the security risks are analyzed. At last, advices and measures are proposed to reduce the existed security risks.

Key words: 5G, core cloud, edge cloud, access cloud, security risks, security measures