Evaluating ITU-T G.9959 Based Wireless Systems Used in Critical Infrastructure Assets
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
2015
Abstract
ITU-T G.9959 wireless connectivity is increasingly incorporated in the critical infrastructure. However, evaluating the robustness and security of commercially-available products based on this standard is challenging due to the closed-source nature of the transceiver and application designs. Given that ITU-T G.9959 transceivers are being used in smart grids, building security systems and safety sensors, the development of reliable, open-source tools would enhance the ability to monitor and secure ITU-T G.9959 networks. This chapter discusses the ITU-T G.9959 wireless standard and research on ITU-T G.9959 network security. An open-source, software-defined radio implementation of an ITU-T G.9959 protocol sniffer is used to explore several passive reconnaissance techniques and deduce the properties of active network devices. The experimental results show that some properties are observable regardless of whether or not encryption is used. In particular, the acknowledgment response times vary due to differences in vendor firmware implementations. IFIP International Federation for Information Processing 2015.
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-26567-4_13
Source Publication
Critical Infrastructure Protection IX: 9th IFIP 11.10 International Conference, ICCIP 2015
Recommended Citation
Badenhop C., Fuller J., Hall J., Ramsey B., Rice M. (2015) Evaluating ITU-T G.9959 Based Wireless Systems Used in Critical Infrastructure Assets. In: Rice M., Shenoi S. (eds) Critical Infrastructure Protection IX. ICCIP 2015. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 466. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26567-4_13
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