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A Preliminary Study of a Wireless Process Control Network Using Emulation Testbeds
The increasing dependence of Critical Infrastructures (CI) from Information
and Communication Technologies (ICT) has been recognized as a trend
that might encompass significant risks to our society. Experimentation with CI
before introducing a new technology has always been difficult mainly because
the use of diverse and complex protocols and architectures, the inability to conduct
experiments within a mission critical production environment as well as the
lack of specialized tools for recreating a CI.
In this paper we present the first results of a study that was conducted in a specialized
environment for experimenting with Critical Next Generation Infrastructures.
We propose the use of an emulation testbed - built on top of the Emulab
software- along with specialized SCADA-aware components in order to recreate
a typical industrial Process Control Network (PCN). We have implemented
this architecture in our laboratory and we present here experimental results of the
risks that operators might face while installing Wi-Fi access technologies within
a PCN. This work is indicative of the approach, that operators and researchers
could follow, to measure, understand and minimize undesirable consequences to
the resilience and security of a CI.JRC.DG.G.6-Security technology assessmen