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Journal Title
SN Applied Sciences
Year (definitive publication)
2020
Language
English
Country
Switzerland
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Abstract
Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs) are increasingly important in everyday applications including the latest mobile devices, power grids and intelligent buildings. CPS functionality has intrinsic characteristics including considerable heterogeneity, variable dynamics, and complexity of operation. These systems also typically have insufficient resources to satisfy their full demand for specialized services such as data edge storage, data fusion, and reasoning. These novel CPS characteristics require new management strategies to support the resilient global operation of CPSs. To reach this goal, we propose a Software Defined Networking based solution scaled out by Network Function Virtualization modules implemented as distributed management agents. Considering the obvious need for orchestrating the distributed agents towards the satisfaction of a common set of global CPS functional goals, we analyze distinct incentive strategies to enact a cooperative behavior among the agents. The repeated operation of each agent's local algorithm allows that agent to learn how to adjust its behavior following both its own experience and observed behavior in neighboring agents. Therefore, global CPS management can evolve iteratively to ensure a state of predictable and resilient operation.
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Keywords
Cyber-physical systems,Internet of things,Software-defined networking,Game theory,Network function virtualization,Threats and cyber-attacks,Algorithms,Resilience,Resilient systems,Cooperation,Orchestration,Robustness
Fields of Science and Technology Classification
- Computer and Information Sciences - Natural Sciences
- Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering - Engineering and Technology
Funding Records
Funding Reference | Funding Entity |
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UIDB/EEA/50008/2020 | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
UIDB/04466/2020 | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
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