Federated Learning for 6G Security: A Survey on Threats, Solutions, and Research Directions
Por:
Alwis, CD, Aouedi, O, Xu, JM, Wang, S, Siriwardhana, Y, Hewa, T, Zeydan, E, Sandeepa, C, Liyanage, M
Publicada:
1 ene 2026
Resumen:
The Sixth-Generation (6G) are already in the horizon, owing to advents of communication technologies towards enabling intelligent applications and services. Federated Learning (FL) is a distributed Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology that underpins 6G communication technologies and applications. Interestingly, FL is also a promising contender to enhance 6G security. This paper presents a comprehensive and up-to-date review of FL-enabled 6G security. The paper explores security threats in FL for 6G, threats in FL for 6G, and threats shared across FL and 6G. Subsequently, how FL can be utilized to strengthen 6G security in the Radio Access Network (RAN), Open RAN (O-RAN), network edge, and network orchestration and core is presented. In addition, FL is for 6G application and service security across various emerging applications, ranging from Connected Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) to the envisaged metaverse applications. The paper then consolidates lessons learned, projects, and proposes future research directions to establish the role of FL in strengthening 6G security. © 1998-2012 IEEE.
Filiaciones:
Alwis, CD:
Univ Bedfordshire, Sch Comp, Engn & Creat Ind, Luton, England
Aouedi, O:
Univ Luxembourg, SnT, SIGCOM, Esch Sur Alzette, Luxembourg
Xu, JM:
Univ Coll Dublin, Sch Comp Sci, Network Softwarizat & Secur Labs NetsLab, Dublin, Ireland
Wang, S:
Univ Coll Dublin, Sch Comp Sci, Network Softwarizat & Secur Labs NetsLab, Dublin, Ireland
Siriwardhana, Y:
Univ Oulu, Ctr Wireless Commun, Oulu, Finland
Hewa, T:
Univ Oulu, Ctr Wireless Commun, Oulu, Finland
Zeydan, E:
Ctr Tecnolg Telecomunicac Catalunya CTTC, Barcelona 08860, Spain
Sandeepa, C:
Univ Coll Dublin, Sch Comp Sci, Network Softwarizat & Secur Labs NetsLab, Dublin, Ireland
Liyanage, M:
Univ Coll Dublin, Sch Comp Sci, Network Softwarizat & Secur Labs NetsLab, Dublin, Ireland
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