Assessing Security, Capacity and Reachability of a Heterogeneous Industrial Network during Planning Phase

Autor: Apala Ray, Johan Akerberg, Mats Björkman, Mikael Gidlund
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: EAI Endorsed Transactions on Security and Safety, Vol 3, Iss 7, Pp 1-11 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2032-9393
DOI: 10.4108/eai.8-12-2016.151728
Popis: In an industrial plant, there is usually a mix of devices with different levels of security features and computation capabilities. If a mix of devices with various degrees of security features and capabilities communicate, the overall network dynamics with respect to security and network performance will be complex. A secure communication path with high latency and low bandwidth may not satisfy the operational requirements in a plant. Therefore, there is a need to assess the relation of security and network performance for overall plant operation. In this work we focus on identifying an optimal flow path between two devices in a multi-hop heterogeneous network. We propose a model and an algorithm to estimate and generate a network path identified by flow performance indicators of a heterogeneous communication network. Through an example, we show how the flow performance metrics change with security, capacity and reachability of the devices in the network.
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