Research Article

Hierarchical Group Based Mutual Authentication and Key Agreement for Machine Type Communication in LTE and Future 5G Networks

Table 4

Parameters for computing communication costs.

FieldSize (bits)

128
128
SQN48
AMF16
MAC64
RES/XRES128
CK128
IK128
AK48
IMSI64
LAI40
GK128
GID64
256
24
ECDSA public key160
Timestamp32
Digital signature320
Temporary ID128
Pseudo-ID320
Security value128
LMK256