IEC 61850 Packet Generator for Testing Substation Communication

Mattos, Douglas Paulo de; Magalhães, Luiz; Muchaluat-Saade, Débora C.; Arthur, A Z Soares; Soares, Leonardo F.; Delfino, Allan; Uchôa, Luana M.; Fetnandes, Natalia C.; Lopes, Yona; Moares, Igor; Albuquerque, Célio

doi:10.1109/appeec45492.2019.8994338

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“…Studies done in [14] show that GOOSE messages average delay is 65.2 . Studies done using C programming shows the end to end delay for GOOSE messages is 58 [22]. Simulations done on network simulator (ns) shows MMS delay as 0.925 ms [23].…”

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Analysis of the IEC 61850 protocol when used for communication during maintenance operation in an electrical substation grid

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2020

Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Intelligent and Innovative Computing Applications

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During Substation maintenance a bay is taken out of service, tested and during testing traffic is generated on the Substation Communication Network (SCN) in a power utility. A model of a Substation Communication Network that is using the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61850 protocol has been modeled in Optimized Network Engineering Tool (OPNET). IEC 61850 is a protocol that can be used in a power utility to provide interoperability between different vendors of Intelligent Electronic Devices (IED's). Most of the IED's sold by manufacturers for power utility networks support IEC 61850 protocol. The model has three scenarios and they are normal operation of a Substation, maintenance in a Substation and Buszone operation at a Substation. In all the scenarios packet end to end delay of GOOSE, GSSE, SV and MMS messages are monitored. The throughput from the IED under maintenance and the throughput at the Substation RTU end is monitored in the Model. The design of the Substation Communication Network using IEC 61850 will assist when trying to predict the behavior of the network with regards to this specific protocol during maintenance and when there are faults in the communication network or IED's.

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Analysis of the IEC 61850 protocol when used for communication during maintenance operation in an electrical substation grid

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2020

Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Intelligent and Innovative Computing Applications

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“…The IEC 61850 standard delivers services, protocols, and a structure engineered to streamline the modeling and communication of Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs) and supervisory equipment in power system automation [77]. The substation communication system is divided into three layers by IEC 61850: the process bus, the interval, and the station.…”

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Securing Industrial Control Systems: Components, Cyber Threats, and Machine Learning-Driven Defense Strategies

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2023

Sensors

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Industrial Control Systems (ICS), which include Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, Distributed Control Systems (DCS), and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), play a crucial role in managing and regulating industrial processes. However, ensuring the security of these systems is of utmost importance due to the potentially severe consequences of cyber attacks. This article presents an overview of ICS security, covering its components, protocols, industrial applications, and performance aspects. It also highlights the typical threats and vulnerabilities faced by these systems. Moreover, the article identifies key factors that influence the design decisions concerning control, communication, reliability, and redundancy properties of ICS, as these are critical in determining the security needs of the system. The article outlines existing security countermeasures, including network segmentation, access control, patch management, and security monitoring. Furthermore, the article explores the integration of machine learning techniques to enhance the cybersecurity of ICS. Machine learning offers several advantages, such as anomaly detection, threat intelligence analysis, and predictive maintenance. However, combining machine learning with other security measures is essential to establish a comprehensive defense strategy for ICS. The article also addresses the challenges associated with existing measures and provides recommendations for improving ICS security. This paper becomes a valuable reference for researchers aiming to make meaningful contributions within the constantly evolving ICS domain by providing an in-depth examination of the present state, challenges, and potential future advancements.

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“…Therefore, a suitable programming language should be used to achieve high performance. In our previous work [11], we performed an assessment considering both Python and C languages to traffic generation. As expected, the C programming language outperformed Python.…”

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“…Our tool also allows the definition of datasets and attribute values in messages, which is essential for fine-grained testing. Note that this work is an extended version of [11] and [12]. The prior version [11] focused on the evaluation of programming languages suitability for implementing traffic generators, whereas the first version of our GOOSE microservice was introduced in [12].…”

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“…Note that this work is an extended version of [11] and [12]. The prior version [11] focused on the evaluation of programming languages suitability for implementing traffic generators, whereas the first version of our GOOSE microservice was introduced in [12]. This article introduces our different microservices working in parallel, applications for TITAN, and presents a real case teleprotection communication scenario, as shown in the case study of Direct Transfer Trip (DTT), with 2 different ways of building a testbed for this scenario, replacing real equipment with TITAN.…”

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Enabling Emulation and Evaluation of IEC 61850 Networks With TITAN

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Mattos

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IEEE Access

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Sensing and monitoring electrical signals and power device parameters within the smart grid network infrastructure plays a fundamental role in assessing the smart devices' proper functioning. Nevertheless, a key challenge for academic teaching and researching purposes is the elevated cost of real electronic devices, such as current and potential transformers, or even intelligent electronic devices. Therefore, traffic emulators are a valuable solution for the evaluation of new smart grid communication proposals. In this work, we propose TITAN, a tool to support the evaluation of automation systems' communication networks. TITAN enables the emulation of IEC 61850 communication, ranging from data sensing to data acquisition, thus supporting extensive research and development on this fundamental smart grid domain. This tool can interact and communicate with real elements, such as intelligent electronic devices. It enables the emulation of voltage and current data sensing communication, as well as the implementation of different data acquisition schemes by an emulated supervisory system. Our main contributions are: (i) TITAN, a tool with a distributed microservices architecture to execute communication traffic generation tasks; (ii) a user-friendly interface to integrate and manage all components; and (iii) a proof of concept testbed using TITAN and real teleprotection devices. Real case studies using TITAN reveal its feasibility in supporting low-cost testbeds for research, teaching, and testing purposes in sensing and acquisition for automation systems.

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IEC 61850 Packet Generator for Testing Substation Communication

Cited by 3 publications

References 10 publications

Analysis of the IEC 61850 protocol when used for communication during maintenance operation in an electrical substation grid

Analysis of the IEC 61850 protocol when used for communication during maintenance operation in an electrical substation grid

Securing Industrial Control Systems: Components, Cyber Threats, and Machine Learning-Driven Defense Strategies

Enabling Emulation and Evaluation of IEC 61850 Networks With TITAN

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