Software-Defined Networking Approaches for Mitigating IEEE 802.11 Deauthentication and Management-Frame Attacks: A Systematic Literature Review
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https://doi.org/10.62760/iteecs.5.3.2026.212Keywords:
Centralized monitoring, Evidence classification, Intrusion prevention, Programmable data planes, Wireless availabilityAbstract
IEEE 802.11 wireless local area networks remain exposed to deauthentication and related management-frame attacks that interrupt service and can support rogue-access-point or interception attacks. Protected Management Frames, wireless intrusion detection systems, and wireless intrusion prevention systems reduce exposure, but residual denial-of-service conditions, sensor dependence, false alarms, and limited network-wide response remain. This systematic literature review assesses how software-defined networking can support mitigation through centralized monitoring, programmable enforcement, dynamic policy control, hybrid detection, programmable data planes, and resilient controllers. A PRISMA 2020-inspired process identified 549 records, removed 96 duplicates, screened 453 records, assessed 126 full texts, and retained 50 studies. Primary screening and extraction were conducted by one reviewer and checked by two co-authors. No disagreements arose. No disagreements arose. Eighteen studies provided direct wireless or management-frame evidence, while 32 provided transferable SDN or software-defined WLAN evidence. Centralized visibility appeared in 22 studies, programmable enforcement in 18, and reactive mitigation in 13. Most evidence came from simulations, emulation, testbeds, surveys, standards, or conceptual architectures rather than production enterprise WLANs. The findings support SDN as a complementary control and response layer, not a proven standalone replacement for protocol-level protection or wireless monitoring. Priority work includes enterprise trials, standardized datasets, controller-resilience testing, explainable detection, Wi-Fi 7 evaluation, and integrated PMF-SDN architectures.
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