A distributed monitoring architecture for AMIs: Minimizing the number of monitoring nodes and enabling collided packet recovery

Incheol Shin, Jun Ho Huh, Yuseok Jeon, David M. Nicol

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Abstract

The electrical power grid is in the midst of a breathtaking transformation into the "Smart Grid". A key element is development of the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI),which is changing the way tilities interact with smart meters at customer sites. However, with the technology comes the new risks of cyber-attacks that could exploit vulnerabilities in different parts of the communication layers, and potentially affect significant portions of the power grid. This paper proposes a novel distributed monitoring architecture that is capable of selecting a subset of smart meters used as intrusion detection sensors - a subset selected to minimize the number of meters needed while keeping the communication. Our architecture enables recovery of collided packets (that are subject to packet inspection), improving the overall reliability and accuracy of distributed monitoring.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationSEGS 2013 - Proceedings of the 2013 ACM Workshop on Smart Energy Grid Security, Co-located with CCS 2013
Pages35-40
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Event2013 1st ACM Workshop on Smart Energy Grid Security, SEGS 2013, Held in Conjunction with the 20th ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security, CCS 2013 - Berlin, Germany
Duration: Nov 8 2013Nov 8 2013

Publication series

NameProceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security
ISSN (Print)1543-7221

Other

Other2013 1st ACM Workshop on Smart Energy Grid Security, SEGS 2013, Held in Conjunction with the 20th ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security, CCS 2013
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityBerlin
Period11/8/1311/8/13

Keywords

  • advance metering infrastructure
  • intrusion detection system
  • security
  • smart grid

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Software
  • Computer Networks and Communications

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