Integrated security analysis on cascading failure in complex networks
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
3-1-2014
Abstract
The security issue of complex networks has drawn significant concerns recently. While pure topological analyzes from a network security perspective provide some effective techniques, their inability to characterize the physical principles requires a more comprehensive model to approximate failure behavior of a complex network in reality. In this paper, based on an extended topological metric, we proposed an approach to examine the vulnerability of a specific type of complex network, i.e., the power system, against cascading failure threats. The proposed approach adopts a model called extended betweenness that combines network structure with electrical characteristics to define the load of power grid components. By using this power transfer distribution factor-based model, we simulated attacks on different components (buses and branches) in the grid and evaluated the vulnerability of the system components with an extended topological cascading failure simulator. Influence of different loading and overloading situations on cascading failures was also evaluated by testing different tolerance factors. Simulation results from a standard IEEE 118-bus test system revealed the vulnerability of network components, which was then validated on a dc power flow simulator with comparisons to other topological measurements. Finally, potential extensions of the approach were also discussed to exhibit both utility and challenge in more complex scenarios and applications. © 2005-2012 IEEE.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security
Volume
9
Issue
3
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Yan, Jun, Haibo He, and Yan Sun. "Integrated security analysis on cascading failure in complex networks." IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security 9, 3 (2014): 451-463. doi: 10.1109/TIFS.2014.2299404.