Geographical Dependency

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Definitions

European Project Definitions

CIPRNet project

The CIPRNet project [1] uses the following definition:

Infrastructures are geographically dependent if a local environmental event can create state changes in all of them. [2]

E.g. if telecommunication and electrical distribution lines use the same bridge, the destruction of the bridge (local environmental event) has effects on the state of both infrastructures.

DIESIS project

The DIESIS project [3] gives the following definition:

Infrastructures are geographically dependent if a local environmental event can create state changes in all of them. [2]



Discussion Topic

The dependency model described in [4] argues that geographical dependency does not exist but is a Common Cause Failure event.

See also

Notes

  1. http://www.ciprnet.eu/
  2. 2.0 2.1 Rinaldi, S., J. Peerenboom, and T. Kelly (2001). Identifying, understanding and analysing critical infrastructure interdependencies. IEEE Control Systems Magazine, pp. 11–25.
  3. http://www.diesis-project.eu/
  4. Nieuwenhuijs, A.H., Luiijf, H.A.M., Klaver M.H.A., “Modeling Critical Infrastructure Dependencies”, in: IFIP International Federation for Information Processing, Volume 290, Critical Infrastructure Protection II, eds. P. Mauricio and S. Shenoi, (Boston: Springer), October 2008, pp. 205-214, ISBN 978-0-387-88522-3

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