Critical infrastructure dependencies 1-0-1

Critical infrastructure dependencies 1-0-1

TNO Defensie en Veiligheid
Luiijf, H.A.M.
Nieuwenhuijs, A.H.
Klaver, M.H.A.

2008

Most of our critical infrastructures consist of complex systems-of-systems that provide services or products. The coupling mechanism between the chained systems in such complex systems of systems is dependencies. Dependencies may propagate cascading failures. Most studies on dependencies in infrastructures are based on either an economic model or on a graph model. These regard dependencies mostly as an available or unavailable commodity. In this paper we describe a model view on dependencies showing why dependencies in reality are far more complex than some of the models suggest. At the same time, we will present on-going work on how often serious cascading effects between various critical infrastructures occur based upon an empirical analysis of collected data.

Cascading effects
Cascading failures
Chained systems
Complex systems
Coupling mechanism
Critical infrastructure
Economic models
Empirical analysis
Graph model
Public works

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:9996073c-984b-4282-bae5-8369fe8bb4b7

https://doi.org/10.1109/infra.2008.5439621

360860

IEEE, Piscataway, NJ

2008 1st International Conference on Infrastructure Systems and Services: Building Networks for a Brighter Future, INFRA 2008, 10-12 November 2008, Rotterdam, Netherlands

conference paper