Modeling and simulating critical infrastructures and their interdependencies.

Conference · Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2003

OSTI ID:993918

Rinaldi, Steven M

Our national security, economic prosperity, and national well-being are dependent upon a set of highly interdependent critical infrastructures. Examples of these infrastructures include the national electrical grid, oil and natural gas systems, telecommunication and information networks, transportation networks, water systems, and banking and financial systems. Given the importance of their reliable and secure operations, understanding the behavior of these infrastructures - particularly when stressed or under attack - is crucial. Models and simulations can provide considerable insight into the complex nature of their behaviors and operational characteristics. These models and simulations must include interdependencies among infrastructures if they are to provide accurate representations of infrastructure characteristics and operations. A number of modeling and simulation approaches under development today directly address interdependencies and offer considerable insight into the operational and behavioral characteristics of critical infrastructures.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 993918
• Report Number(s): SAND2003-2443C; TRN: US201024%%189
• Resource Relation: Conference: Proposed for presentation at the HICCS held January 5-8, 2004 in Waikola, HI.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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INTERACTIONS
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