Field --> Field Maintenance Equipment:
field equipment status

Definitions

field equipment status (Information Flow): Reports from field equipment (sensors, signals, signs, controllers, etc.) which indicate current operational status.

Field (Source Physical Object): This general physical object is used to model core capabilities that are common to any piece of field equipment.

Field Maintenance Equipment (Destination Physical Object): 'Field Maintenance Equipment' represents the portable equipment used by field personnel to locally troubleshoot, initialize, reprogram, and test infrastructure equipment. It may include a laptop, specialized diagnostics tools, or any other general purpose or specialized equipment that is interfaced locally to infrastructure equipment to support maintenance and repair.

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Communication Solutions

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Selected Solution

US: NTCIP Generic Device - SNMPv1

Solution Description

This solution is used within the U.S.. It combines standards associated with US: NTCIP Generic Device with those for I-F: SNMPv1. The US: NTCIP Generic Device standards include upper-layer standards required to implement center-to-field communications for any device functionality. The I-F: SNMPv1 standards include lower-layer standards that define how SNMPv1, which does not provide any security, is used within some deployments within the ITS industry. This solution is no longer recommended due to known security vulnerabilities.

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Characteristics

Characteristic Value
Time Context Recent
Spatial Context Regional
Acknowledgement True
Cardinality Unicast
Initiator Destination
Authenticable True
Encrypt False


Interoperability Description
Local In cases where an interface is normally encapsulated by a single stakeholder, interoperability is still desirable, but the motive is vendor independence and the efficiencies and choices that an open standards-based interface provides.

Security

Information Flow Security
  Confidentiality Integrity Availability
Rating Low Moderate High
Basis The operational state of field devices, if known to an attacker or individual with criminal intent, could be used to facilitate the commission of a crime. Individual devices may be more or less important in this context; for example knowing whether a security camera is operating is probably more relevant to the criminal than knowing if the DMS is operating, though the latter could still be useful info. Instances of this flow that are local minimize this risk however, so for these local flows Confidentiality is considered LOW. If incorrect or changed, could lead to inappropriate maintenance activity, which has a significant cost in itself and contributes negatively to system operational status. This must be timely to support operational uptime requirements. Lack of monitoring will lead to less uptime, which will impact security, mobility and in some cases, safety.


Security Characteristics Value
Authenticable True
Encrypt False