Testbed

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Cyber-Physical Security Testbeds: Architecture, Application, and Evaluation for Smart Grid

Abstract: The development of a smarter electric grid will depend on increased deployments of information and communication technology (ICT) to support novel communication and control functions. Unfortunately, this additional dependency also expands the risk from cyber attacks. Designing systems with adequate cyber security depends heavily on the availability of representative environments, such as testbeds, where current issues and future ideas can be evaluated. This paper provides an overview of a smart grid security testbed, including the set of control, communication, and physical system components required to provide an accurate cyber-physical environment. It then identifies various testbed research applications and also identifies how various components support these applications. The PowerCyber testbed at Iowa State University is then introduced, including the architecture, applications, and novel capabilities, such as virtualization, Real Time Digital Simulators (RTDS), and ISEAGE WAN emulation. Finally, several attack scenarios are evaluated using the testbed to explore cyber-physical impacts. In particular, availability and integrity attacks are demonstrated with both isolated and coordinated approaches, these attacks are then evaluated based on the physical system's voltage and rotor angle stability.

FIT IoT-LAB: A large scale open experimental IoT testbed

Abstract: This paper introduces the FIT IoT-LAB testbed, an open testbed composed of 2728 low-power wireless nodes and 117 mobile robots available for experimenting with large-scale wireless IoT technologies, ranging from low-level protocols to advanced Internet services. IoT-LAB is built to accelerate the development of tomorrow's IoT technology by offering an accurate open-access and open-source multi-user scientific tool. The IoT-LAB testbed is deployed in 6 sites across France. Each site features different node and hardware capabilities, but all sites are interconnected and available through the same web portal, common REST interfaces and consistent CLI tools. The result is a heterogeneous testing environment, which covers a large spectrum of IoT use cases and applications. IoT-LAB is a one-of-a-kind facility, allowing anyone to test their solution at scale, experiment and fine-tune new networking concept.

The Stanford testbed of autonomous rotorcraft for multi agent control (STARMAC)

Abstract: As an alternative to cumbersome aerial vehicles with considerable maintenance requirements and flight envelope restrictions, the X4 flyer is chosen as the basis for the Stanford testbed of autonomous rotorcraft for multi-agent control (STARMAC). This paper outlines the design and development of a miniature autonomous waypoint tracker flight control system, and the creation of a multi-vehicle platform for experimentation and validation of multi-agent control algorithms. This testbed development paves the way for real-world implementation of recent work in the fields of autonomous collision and obstacle avoidance, task assignment formation flight, using both centralized and decentralized techniques.

SWaT: a water treatment testbed for research and training on ICS security

Abstract: This paper presents the SWaT testbed, a modern industrial control system (ICS) for security research and training SWaT is currently in use to (a) understand the impact of cyber and physical attacks on a water treatment system, (b) assess the effectiveness of attack detection algorithms, (c) assess the effectiveness of defense mechanisms when the system is under attack, and (d) understand the cascading effects of failures in one ICS on another dependent ICS SWaT consists of a 6-stage water treatment process, each stage is autonomously controlled by a local PLC The local fieldbus communications between sensors, actuators, and PLCs is realized through alternative wired and wireless channels While the experience with the testbed indicates its value in conducting research in an active and realistic environment, it also points to design limitations that make it difficult for system identification and attack detection in some experiments

Transparent optical packet switching: network architecture and demonstrators in the KEOPS project

Abstract: This paper reviews the work carried out in the ACTS KEOPS (Keys to Optical Packet Switching) project, describing the results obtained to date. The main objective of the project is the definition, development, and assessment of optical packet switching and routing networks, capable of providing transparency to the payload bit rate, using optical packets of fixed duration and low bit rate headers in order to enable easier processing at the network/node interfaces. The feasibility of the KEOPS concept is assessed by modeling, laboratory experiments, and testbed implementation of optical packet switching nodes and network/node interfacing blocks, including a fully equipped demonstrator. The demonstration relies on advanced optoelectronic components, developed within the project, which are described.