Distributed Early Attack Warning Platform Using Parallel Power Line Network
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communications network attack detection systems are not robust in detecting attacks and synchronizing gathered data, leading to inefficiencies and vulnerabilities, particularly due to the reliance on a single network channel for warning and communication, which creates bottlenecks and single points of failure.
Innovation Solution
A distributed early attack warning platform (DEAWP) that utilizes a separate power line network connection to communicate potential cyber-threats and countermeasures across monitoring node devices, allowing for swarming coordination and decision-making to protect the network, thereby avoiding the limitations of a single communication channel and enhancing resilience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a single communications network is used for attack detection and data synchronization, then the system structure is simple, but the system reliability deteriorates due to single points of failure and bottlenecks
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the communications network into two separate networks: a first communications network for data collection and a second communications network for warning and synchronization. This segmentation eliminates single points of failure by providing independent communication paths, thereby improving system reliability while maintaining manageable complexity through modular architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
A dedicated warning message transmission path is introduced as an intermediary between the data collection network and the monitoring nodes. This intermediary second communications network specifically handles critical warning messages and synchronization data, separating it from general data traffic and preventing bottlenecks that would compromise reliability.
2Device complexity
If a single communications network is used for warning transmission, then the communication channel is simple, but the speed of threat response deteriorates due to bottlenecks and interference
Solution Approach 1:
The communication infrastructure is segmented into two distinct networks with specialized functions. The second communications network is dedicated exclusively to warning message transmission and node synchronization, eliminating traffic bottlenecks and interference from other data communications, thereby enabling faster threat response speeds.
Solution Approach 2:
The system establishes warning message transmission paths and synchronization mechanisms in advance through the dedicated second communications network. When threats are detected, pre-configured rapid response protocols can be immediately activated without waiting for network setup or negotiation, significantly improving threat response speed.
3Device complexity
If monitoring node devices communicate over the same network as protected devices, then the network configuration is simple, but the measurement precision of threat detection deteriorates due to data synchronization issues
Solution Approach 1:
The system separates monitoring communications from protected device communications into two distinct networks. This segmentation eliminates data synchronization issues by providing dedicated channels for warning messages and coordination data, ensuring that threat detection precision is not compromised by network congestion or interference from other traffic.
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AI summary
A system, method and computer program product for a distributed early attack warning platform (DEA WP), including a plurality of protected computer devices coupled to a first communications network; a plurality of monitoring node devices respectively coupled between the plurality of protected computer devices and the first communications network and configured to monitor data communications transmitted over the first communications network between the plurality of protected computer devices; and a second communications network separate from the first communications network coupled to the plurality of monitoring node devices. Based on the monitored data communications transmitted over the first communications network, the plurality of monitoring node devices act as a swarm configured to communicate information over the second communications network regarding potential cyber threats on the plurality of protected computer devices or the first communications network and possible countermeasures to the potential cyber threats.