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A Survey on Generic Scada Simulators

by Ahmad Almadhor
International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 128 - Number 8
Year of Publication: 2015
Authors: Ahmad Almadhor
10.5120/ijca2015906623

Ahmad Almadhor . A Survey on Generic Scada Simulators. International Journal of Computer Applications. 128, 8 ( October 2015), 38-43. DOI=10.5120/ijca2015906623

@article{ 10.5120/ijca2015906623,
author = { Ahmad Almadhor },
title = { A Survey on Generic Scada Simulators },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { October 2015 },
volume = { 128 },
number = { 8 },
month = { October },
year = { 2015 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 38-43 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume128/number8/22896-2015906623/ },
doi = { 10.5120/ijca2015906623 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
}
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%A Ahmad Almadhor
%T A Survey on Generic Scada Simulators
%J International Journal of Computer Applications
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%V 128
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%P 38-43
%D 2015
%I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract

SCADA acronym for supervisory control and data acquisition, a computer system for gathering and analyzing real-time data. SCADA systems are used to monitor and control a plant or equipment in industries such as water and waste control, telecommunications, oil and gas refining, transportation, energy. As these systems monitor critical and industrial infrastructures, so evaluation of their execution or performance and security is crucial. They are complex systems passed on over wide domains, from now on their modeling and simulation is far from piddling. Really, consistently it requires the co-simulation of the processes directed, furthermore the network communication between components of SCADA. Selecting the best possible modeling and simulation tool is segregating, because the blend of domain specific simulators with network simulators while considering the basic piece of time synchronization, engages the plan of dependable diversion circumstances. We outline here in this research article the SCADA network structural design, evaluate the widespread network simulators distinctiveness and study the on-hand simulator realizations in multiple or manifold SCADA application realms.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

SCADA Networks Architecture Simulators