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IEC 62351-7 Objects for Network Management

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IEC 62351-7 is a developing standard in IEC TC57 WG15 on Security that is focused on developing standardized Network Management object definitions for monitoring and controlling the information infrastructure. These may include some or all of the following:

Possible types of networks and systems management functions.

 

Possible types of network and system functions:

Possible responses or actions could include:

§   Numbers and times of all stops and starts of systems, controllers, and applications

§   Status of each application and/or software module: stopped, suspended, running, not responding, inadequate or inconsistent input, errors in outputs, error state, etc.

§   Status of all network connections to an IED, including numbers and times of temporary and permanent failures

§   Status of any “keep-alive” heartbeats, including any missed heartbeats

§   Status of backup or failover mechanisms, such as numbers and times these mechanisms were unavailable

§   Status of data reporting: normal, not able to keep up with requests, missing data, etc.

§   Status of access: numbers, times, and types of unauthorized attempts to access data or issue controls

§   Anomalies in data access (e.g. individual request when normally reported periodically)

§     Start or stop reporting

§     Restart IED

§     Kill and/or restart application

§     Re-establish connection to another IED

§     Shut down another IED

§     Provide event log of information events

§     Change password

§     Change backup or failover options

 

 

Keywords:            Object model, MIB, security, network management, system management

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