Post-Quantum Cryptography for 5G and 6G Telecom Infrastructure

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@article{1723752,
      author = {Karthick Cherladine},
      title = {Post-Quantum Cryptography for 5G and 6G Telecom Infrastructure},
      journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
      year = {2026},
      volume = {9},
      number = {7},
      pages = {3050-3055},
      issn = {2456-8880},
      url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1723752.pdf},
      abstract = {The rapid evolution of 5G and emerging 6G telecom networks introduces new security challenges due to the potential threat posed by quantum computing to conventional cryptographic algorithms. This study proposes a post-quantum cryptographic framework for protecting critical 5G and 6G telecom infrastructure against quantum-enabled attacks. The framework investigates quantum-resistant cryptographic mechanisms for secure key establishment, authentication, data confidentiality, and communication integrity. Performance is evaluated using key size, encryption and decryption time, computational overhead, latency, and throughput. The proposed approach aims to achieve a balance between quantum resistance and network efficiency, providing a scalable and resilient security solution for next-generation wireless communication environments.},
      keywords = {Post-Quantum Cryptography, 5G Networks, 6G Networks, Quantum-Resistant Security, Telecom Infrastructure, Cryptographic Algorithms, Network Security, Quantum Computing, Secure Communication, Cybersecurity},
      month = {January},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV9I7-1723752}
  }