Transcript AIS-INGV IONOSONDE - Short Wave critical Infrastructure Network

Plenary meeting – First year activities
Short Wave critical Infrastructure Network based on new
Generation of high survival radio communication system
INGV-CNIT-NOA-EO
With the support of the Prevention, Preparedness and Consequence Management
of Terrorism and other Security-related Risks Programme
European Commission - Directorate-General Home Affairs
15-02-2013
SWING
The proposed project deals with the study and design of a system of HF
radio connection among European Critical Infrastructure (ECIs) and/or
Controlling Governmental Agencies (CGAs) that replace broad band
transmission able to survive in any adverse conditions and terrorist attack.
Starting date - 01-01-2012
Duration- 24 Months
Methodology- Share the activities in four Working Groups (WGs) where
each WG is involved in the tasks of the project as better specified below.
Partnership- INGV, CNIT, NOA , OE
1- Interface with EU authorities and coordination.
INGV
M1 - M24
Jan 2012Dec 2013
Communications
and Internal
Report
ACTIVITIES-- BY WHOM AND--DELIVERABLES
2-Technical analysis of the communication problems
INGV related to the identification and designation of CIs in the CNIT
interested area.
M1 – M9
Sep 2012
Technical
Report
3- Determination of the topology of high survival radio
communication network.
INGV CNIT
M1 – M9
Sep 2012
Technical
Report
4- Characterization of the minimal amount of
information necessary for the survival of the CIs
communication.
INGV CNIT
M10 – M13
Jan 2013
Technical
Report
5- Operative supervision of the network architecture.
INGV CNIT
M13 – M16
Apr 2013
Technical
Report
ACTIVITIES-- BY WHOM AND--DELIVERABLES
6-Analysis of the existing architecture of HF
communication based on internet protocol access with
reference to the above considered infrastructures.
CNIT
7-Analysis of existing HF connection system in terms of
software and hardware for internet connection.
CNIT
8- Definition of the High survival HF radio network
technical requirements.
CNIT
9 - Radio network system design.
CNIT
10-Criteria of early warning alert and procedures to
activate the back up network.
CNIT
M1 – M6
Jun 2012
Technical
Report
M1 – M6
Jun 2012
Technical
Report
M1 – M6
Jun 2012
Technical
Report
M9 – M12
Dec 2012
Technical
Report
M10 – M12
Dec 2012
Technical
Report
ACTIVITIES-- BY WHOM AND--DELIVERABLES
11-Monthly prediction of the hourly HF set of
frequencies over the n radio links given by the network,
based on the available ionospheric model and methods.
INGV, EO M13 – M16
Apr 2013
Technical
Report
12-Daily forecasting of the hourly HF set of frequencies INGV, EO M13 – M16
based on the Mediterranean ionospheric measurements.
Apr 2013
Technical
Report
13-Ground wave propagation analysis when required.
14-Frequency management system for HF
communication link optimization.
M20 – M24
December
2013
Technical
Report
INGV, EO M20 – M24
December
2013
Technical
Report
INGV
ACTIVITIES-- BY WHOM AND--DELIVERABLES
15-Identification of the professional profile able to maintain INGV,CNI
and operate network.
T, NOA,
EO
M22 - M24
December 2013
Technical
Report
16-Dissemination of deliverables within communities
informing about initiatives organised in the context of the
project.
INGV,CNI
T, NOA,
EO
M22 - M24
December 2013
Technical
Report
17-Professional training activities through courses,
workshops and conferences.
INGV,CNI
T, NOA,
EO
M22 - M24
December 2013
Technical
Report
18-Assessment of the potential impact and feasibility of the INGV,CNI
project for ECIs and CGAs and final recommendations for T, NOA,
the EC.
EO
M22 - M24
December 2013
Technical
Report
ACTIVITIES-- BY WHOM AND--DELIVERABLES
19-Realization of a demonstrator
constituted by 4- terminals HF
network.
INGV,CNIT
M1 - M24
December 2013
(Realization of
the demonstrator)
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Activity 2
Technical analysis of the communication problems
related to the identification and designation of CIs in the
interested area
The Justice and Home Affairs Council was invited by the Commission to make
a program for European critical infrastructure protection (EPCIP) mainly taking
into account threats of terrorism.
Subsequently the Council adopted conclusions on which of the Member States
have the ultimate responsibility for EPCIP program giving also elements to
manage arrangements to establish procedures for the identification and the
designation of European critical infrastructures (ECIs) within their national
borders.
The Directive 2008/114/EC of 8 December 2008
One of the point of the Directive is the interest to focused only on the
energy and transport sectors. Hence, on this basis, the energy and
transport sectors have to be considered strategically important and
identified and designed as ECIs which protection responsibility falls
on the Member States and the owners/operators of such
infrastructures.
Electricity
Energy
Oil
Gas
Road transport
Transport
Rail transport
Air transport
Inland waterways transport
Ocean and short-sea shipping and ports
ECIs (Ports - Coast Guards)
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At this stage for our purpose we individuate three ports
located in Barcelona (Spain), Palermo (Italy) and Pireo
(Athens-Greece).
Distance
Latitude
Longitude
Azimuth
(degrees)
(degrees)
(degrees)
CGA – Rome
41.88
12.48
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ECI – Cefalù
38.03
14.05
163
452
ECI – Pireo
37.95
23.63
111
1059
ECI – Barcelona
41.38
2.17
270
867
Selected site
from CGA
(km)
Reference scenario and radio links among
ECIs and CGAs
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Internet criticality of ECIS and CGAS
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Security threats began more and more sophisticated. The numerous kind of
threats and intrusions to the web services include a huge variety of Malware
which infect users computers, leakage of personal information, fishing by
means of subtle messages and other kind of attacks like Denial-of-services
(DoS) and Distributed Denial of Services (DDoS).
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The most common malware codes include viruses, worms, Trojan horses,
spyware, trap doors and logic bombs.
Rootkits
Phishing
Adware (often pop-up banners)
KEYLOGGERs
BOTNET
The hacker typically uses one compromised machine as the ‘master’ and coordinates the attack across other, so-called ‘zombie’, machines.
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DDoS is the dangerous threat / attack
Activity 3 - Determination of the topology of
high survival radio communication network We referred to two main aspects of the topology: physical and
logical. In fact network topology is the arrangement of the
various elements (links, nodes, etc.) of a computer or HF radio
network.
In our case this report the physical topology deals with the placement of the
network's various components, like: HF device location and radio link
establishment.
Physical topology
Concerning the physical topology we referred to a complex
scenario constituted by ECIs and CGAs as in figure where the
CGAs can be 3, 4 … N and the ECIs can be mN.
Extended Hybrid HF network
Reduced HF network to be
employed in the demonstrator
HF link
Logical topology
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The logical topology shows how data flows within
a network, regardless of its physical design i.e.
mapping the data flow between the components
determines the logical topology of the network.
Teams of Siena and Pisa produced a technical
reports on this subject.
Activity 4 - Characterization of the minimal amount of
information necessary for the survival of the CIs
communication.
Recognition of the activities, function and organization of the ECIs and CGA
Risks assessment and simulation of the
scenario in case of internet fault
Minimum amount data to transfer in case of internet fault
Organization and function of ECIs and CGAs
Italian Coast Guards and Maritime Direction
(Hellenic and Spanish Coast Guards have approximately the same functions)
Risks assessment and simulation of the scenario in
case of internet fault
Assessments
 identify assets and identify which are most critical
 identify, characterize, and assess threats
 assess the vulnerability of critical assets to specific threats
 determine the risk (i.e. the expected consequences of
specific types
 of attacks on specific assets)
Using Assessments to Identify and Prioritize Risk
Reduction Activities
 identify and characterize ways to reduce those risks
 prioritize risk reduction activities based on a risk reduction
strategy
Minimum amount data to transfer in case
of internet fault
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In the following only one among the numerous functions of
the CDO and CG is considered. The function examined is
the control of maritime traffic.
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In this context the Operative Room (OR) of the CGA
receives data from 100 VHF transponders concerning the
traffic of the vessels in the Mediterranean Sea under the
control of Italian CGA (or CDO).
Minimum information content between a vessel
and OR of the Coast Guards
AIS-VTS /Vessel information
Average length in alphanumeric
characters (and bit number)
Alphanumeric Identifying Code of the AIS-VTS
10 (80)
Vessel name
10 (80)
Coordinate of the vessel
10 (80)
Nationality
10 (80)
Vessel owner
10 (80)
Port of departure
10 (80)
Port of arrival
10(80)
Cargo of the vessel
10(80)
Captain Commander
10 (80)
Emergency supplementary text
8 (80)
Estimate amount including control characters
≈ 100 Byte (1kbit)
Activity 19 - Realization of a demonstrator HF network
constituted by 4 terminals.
The realization of the demonstrator concerns a HF radio network in a
reduced simulated scenario where the ECIs are placed on the three
Coast Guards and an unique CGA.
The four HF terminals in the Mediterranean area are represented in
the following figure.
4 POINTS HF network with central node
HF transmitting/receiving point
USRP N210
Mother board for software defined
radio USRP N210
TX Daughter boards for software
defined radio
RX Daughter boards for software
defined radio
500 W Power amplifier
Software defined radio (TX-terminal)
Software defined radio (RX-terminal)
Antenna system in Rome
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CIPS – “Prevention, Preparedness and Consequence
Management of Terrorism and other Security related Risks“
CNIT- Consorzio Nazionale Inter-universitario per le
Telecomunicazioni
ECIs - European Critical Infrastructures
EO – Ebro Observatory
CGAs - Controlling Governmental Agencies
HF – High Frequency
INGV – Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia
NOA - National Observatory of Athens
SW - Short Wave
SWING - Short Wave critical Infrastructure Network based on
new Generation of high survival radio communication system
Acronyms
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