ZSM Security: Threat Surface and Best Practices

Chafika Benzaid; Tarik Taleb

doi:10.1109/MNET.001.1900273

ZSM Security: Threat Surface and Best Practices

Chafika Benzaid, Tarik Taleb

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Abstract

The ETSI's Zero touch network and Service Management (ZSM) framework is a prominent initiative to tame the envisioned complexity in operating and managing 5G and beyond networks. To this end, the ZSM framework promotes the shift toward full Automation of Network and Service Management and Operation (ANSMO) by leveraging the flexibility of SDN/NFV technologies along with Artificial Intelligence, combined with the portability and reusability of model-driven, open interfaces. Besides its benefits, each leveraged enabler will bring its own security threats, which should be carefully tackled to make the ANSMO vision a reality. This paper introduces the ZSM's potential attack surface and recommends possible mitigation measures along with some research directions to safeguard ZSM system security.

Original language	English
Article number	8994962
Pages (from-to)	124-133
Number of pages	10
Journal	IEEE Network
Volume	34
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MNET.001.1900273
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2020
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

5G
ZSM
AI
ML
Security
SDN
NFV

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