Traffic Load-Balancing Over IDS-Onboard Drones in 6G Networks

Flying Ad-hoc Networks (FANETs) are a key technology for 6G networks due to their flexibility and rapid deployment, but ensuring security remains a challenge. The integration of programmable 6G networks with FANETs offers a promising solution to enhance network security. This paper proposes a resource-aware load-balancing strategy using Software-Defined Networking (SDN) to distribute network flows across drones running a Virtualized Intrusion Detection Function (VIDF). Additionally, a dynamic activation approach is introduced, enabling the SDN controller to quickly activate VIDF functions on drones in a 6G-enabled FANET. Performance evaluations demonstrate the benefits of the proposed strategy.