ABSTRACT
Device-to-Device (D2D) communication is a type of communication that occurs between two or more devices without passing through an intermediate node, and it assists in the extension of cell range. This is indeed one of the key technologies of the 5G. The 4G network happens to be a telecommunication network like all other networks and is subject to a variety of security threats, such as eavesdropping, impersonation, privacy sniffing, and free-riding attacks. D2D communication presents an important change in technology in wireless communication, where devices directly communicate with other devices without the need for networking. D2D communication has attracted much interest from researchers as the latest generation of 5G communication networks is introduced to enhance the system efficiency and improve the quality of the experience in various applications. Thus, to eliminate these security issues, we must apply the Hybrid method and develop a secure D2D communication system that will realize secure authentication, data confidentiality and integrity, and anonymity. The proposed work in this paper is a secure cryptography-based Hybrid approach for D2D communication in a 5G network incorporating AES and Huffman coding. Huffman coding is a particular method of lossless data compression that provides a reduction of the encrypted data size. AES is a powerful symmetric encryption algorithm used to encrypt the transmitted data. Combining AES and Huffman coding delivers an effective means of compressing and encrypting the data that is being transferred between devices. D2D communication mechanism using the Cryptography Hybrid technique for a 5G communication network by utilizing Open5GS, UERANSIM, and Python tools will be deployed. In this work, we propose to improve the security and efficiency of D2D communication in 5G networks through the hybrid AES and Huffman coding.
