The detailed simulation of interdependent critical infrastructures is a hard problem. Major challenges include modeling multiple heterogeneous infrastructures in a single framework and expressing internal dependencies and interdependencies between infrastructures. This paper attempts to address these issues by proposing a simulation framework where several sector-specific simulators (vertical simulators) are integrated into a general simulation environment (horizontal simulator). Specialized software implemented in the vertical simulators models individual infrastructures and their intra-domain dynamics. The horizontal simulator effectively captures inter-domain relationships and merges heterogeneous information from the vertical simulators to facilitate comprehensive infrastructure simulations.
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Setola, R., Bologna, S., Casalicchio, E., Masucci, V. (2008). An Integrated Approach For Simulating Interdependencies. In: Papa, M., Shenoi, S. (eds) Critical Infrastructure Protection II. ICCIP 2008. The International Federation for Information Processing, vol 290. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-88523-0_17
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