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Review of Design Elements within Power Infrastructure Cyber–Physical Test Beds as Threat Analysis Environments

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  • Bjorn Vaagensmith

    (Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID 83415, USA)

  • Vivek Kumar Singh

    (Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID 83415, USA)

  • Robert Ivans

    (Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID 83415, USA)

  • Daniel L. Marino

    (College of Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, 601 West Main Street, Richmond, VA 23284, USA)

  • Chathurika S. Wickramasinghe

    (College of Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, 601 West Main Street, Richmond, VA 23284, USA)

  • Jacob Lehmer

    (Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID 83415, USA)

  • Tyler Phillips

    (Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID 83415, USA)

  • Craig Rieger

    (Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID 83415, USA)

  • Milos Manic

    (College of Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, 601 West Main Street, Richmond, VA 23284, USA)

Abstract

Cyber–physical systems (CPSs) are an integral part of modern society; thus, enhancing these systems’ reliability and resilience is paramount. Cyber–physical testbeds (CPTs) are a safe way to test and explore the interplay between the cyber and physical domains and to cost-effectively enhance the reliability and resilience of CPSs. Here a review of CPT elements, broken down into physical components (simulators, emulators, and physical hardware), soft components (communication protocols, network timing protocols), and user interfaces (visualization-dashboard design considerations) is presented. Various methods used to validate CPS performance are reviewed and evaluated for potential applications in CPT performance validation. Last, initial simulated results for a CPT design, based on the IEEE 33 bus system, are presented, along with a brief discussion on how model-based testing and fault–injection-based testing (using scaling and ramp-type attacks) may be used to help validate CPT performance.

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  • Bjorn Vaagensmith & Vivek Kumar Singh & Robert Ivans & Daniel L. Marino & Chathurika S. Wickramasinghe & Jacob Lehmer & Tyler Phillips & Craig Rieger & Milos Manic, 2021. "Review of Design Elements within Power Infrastructure Cyber–Physical Test Beds as Threat Analysis Environments," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(5), pages 1-24, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:14:y:2021:i:5:p:1409-:d:510188
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    1. Morris, Thomas & Srivastava, Anurag & Reaves, Bradley & Gao, Wei & Pavurapu, Kalyan & Reddi, Ram, 2011. "A control system testbed to validate critical infrastructure protection concepts," International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection, Elsevier, vol. 4(2), pages 88-103.
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