Analysis of Critical Infrastructure Dependencies and Interdependencies

Technical Report · Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1184636· OSTI ID:1184636

Petit, Frederic ^[1]; Verner, Duane ^[1]; Brannegan, David ^[1]; Buehring, William ^[1]; Dickinson, David ^[1]; Guziel, Karen ^[1]; Haffenden, Rebecca ^[1]; Phillips, Julia ^[1]; Peerenboom, James ^[1]

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1. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

The report begins by defining dependencies and interdependencies and exploring basic concepts of dependencies in order to facilitate a common understanding and consistent analytical approaches. Key concepts covered include; Characteristics of dependencies: upstream dependencies, internal dependencies, and downstream dependencies; Classes of dependencies: physical, cyber, geographic, and logical; and Dimensions of dependencies: operating environment, coupling and response behavior, type of failure, infrastructure characteristics, and state of operations From there, the report proposes a multi-phase roadmap to support dependency and interdependency assessment activities nationwide, identifying a range of data inputs, analysis activities, and potential products for each phase, as well as key steps needed to progress from one phase to the next. The report concludes by outlining a comprehensive, iterative, and scalable framework for analyzing dependencies and interdependencies that stakeholders can integrate into existing risk and resilience assessment efforts.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-06CH11357
• OSTI ID: 1184636
• Report Number(s): ANL/GSS-15/4; 111906
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English