Publicação
6G - Trust Controller
| Resumo: | With the continuous evolving scenario of 6G networks, characterized by ubiquitous connectivity, decentralized artificial intelligence, and augmented service offerings, the need for robust trust management mechanisms is essential. This thesis addresses the challenges of ensuring trust and security in a multistakeholder environment by proposing and implementing a Trust Controller architecture. The Trust Controller operates within a broader Trust Manager framework, enforcing trust policies, evaluating the credibility of various network operators and services, and mitigating risks associated with the decentralized and open nature of future networks. The suggested solution makes use of blockchain technology to develop a reputation-based trust management system that is transparent and resilient to single points of failure. This approach makes it easier for providers and their services to be deployed securely in 6G networks by determining their credibility based on a set of trust characteristics. This thesis presents a detailed architecture of the Trust Controller, including integration modules for external sources management, and demonstrates its functionality through practical use cases. These examples illustrate the workflow from service activation to trust level calculation and blockchain registration, highlighting the effectiveness of the system. Apart from the principal contributions, this work also describes possible future improvements that could be made, like enhancing the algorithm used to calculate the trust level and fine-tuning the integration with the Domain Controller entity to improve the collection of metrics events. The results and interactions presented in this thesis provide a comprehensive view of the system’s capabilities and try to open the way for future research and development in trust management for 6G networks. |
|---|---|
| Autores principais: | Moreira, Duarte Nuno Pereira |
| Assunto: | 6G networks multi-provider network slices trust management blockchain trust controller trust metrics trust evaluation redes 6G multi-provedores fatias de rede gestão de confiança controlador de confiança métricas de confiança avaliação de confiança |
| Ano: | 2024 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | dissertação de mestrado |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade do Minho |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho |
| Resumo: | With the continuous evolving scenario of 6G networks, characterized by ubiquitous connectivity, decentralized artificial intelligence, and augmented service offerings, the need for robust trust management mechanisms is essential. This thesis addresses the challenges of ensuring trust and security in a multistakeholder environment by proposing and implementing a Trust Controller architecture. The Trust Controller operates within a broader Trust Manager framework, enforcing trust policies, evaluating the credibility of various network operators and services, and mitigating risks associated with the decentralized and open nature of future networks. The suggested solution makes use of blockchain technology to develop a reputation-based trust management system that is transparent and resilient to single points of failure. This approach makes it easier for providers and their services to be deployed securely in 6G networks by determining their credibility based on a set of trust characteristics. This thesis presents a detailed architecture of the Trust Controller, including integration modules for external sources management, and demonstrates its functionality through practical use cases. These examples illustrate the workflow from service activation to trust level calculation and blockchain registration, highlighting the effectiveness of the system. Apart from the principal contributions, this work also describes possible future improvements that could be made, like enhancing the algorithm used to calculate the trust level and fine-tuning the integration with the Domain Controller entity to improve the collection of metrics events. The results and interactions presented in this thesis provide a comprehensive view of the system’s capabilities and try to open the way for future research and development in trust management for 6G networks. |
|---|