System and method for communication in a network
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsJohn Erik Hershey, Bruce Gordon Barnett, Michael Joseph Dell'Anno, Daniel Thanos
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Abstract
A method for providing secure communication in an electrical power distribution network includes detecting an enhanced threat level in the electrical power distribution network. A threshold number of different configuration command shadows are received and processed to generate a configuration command data. A verified configuration command data is generated by comparing the configuration command data with a stored configuration commands and a verified configuration command related to the verified configuration command data is executed.
Claims18
A method for providing secure communications in an electrical power distribution network, the method comprising:
- detecting an enhanced threat level in the electrical power distribution network;
- receiving a threshold number of different configuration command shadows at a host device;
- processing the threshold number of different configuration command shadows to generate a configuration command data based on a combination of the threshold number of different configuration command shadows;
- setting a stored configuration command data as a verified configuration command data if the configuration command data matches with the stored configuration command data;
- and
- executing a verified configuration command related to the verified configuration command data.
A communication system for an electrical power distribution network, comprising:
- a threat response module for detecting an enhanced threat level in the electrical power distribution network;
- a plurality of control centers for transmitting a threshold number of different configuration command shadows to a host device;
- wherein the host device is configured to:
- process the threshold number of different configuration command shadows to generate a configuration command data which is a combination of the threshold number of different configuration command shadows;
- set a stored configuration command data as a verified configuration command data if the configuration command data matches with the stored configuration command data;
- and
- execute a verified configuration command related to the verified configuration command data.
An apparatus for providing secure communications, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one memory that stores computer-executable instructions;
- and
- at least one processor configured to access the at least one memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:
- detect an enhanced threat level in an electrical power distribution network;
- receive a threshold number of different configuration command shadows;
- process the threshold number of different configuration command shadows to generate a configuration command data based on a combination of the threshold number of different configuration command shadows;
- set a stored configuration command data as a verified configuration command data if the configuration command data matches with the stored configuration command data;
- and
- execute a verified configuration command related to the verified configuration command data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.