Low-Disruptive and Timely Dynamic Software Updating of Smart Grid Components

Martin Neumann; Christoph Bach; Yong Ding; Till Riedel; Michael Beigl

Smart Grid Inspired Future Technologies. Second EAI International Conference, SmartGIFT 2017, London, UK, March 27–28, 2017, Proceedings

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Low-Disruptive and Timely Dynamic Software Updating of Smart Grid Components

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    author={Martin Neumann and Christoph Bach and Yong Ding and Till Riedel and Michael Beigl},
    title={Low-Disruptive and Timely Dynamic Software Updating of Smart Grid Components},
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    proceedings_a={SMARTGIFT},
    year={2017},
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    doi={10.1007/978-3-319-61813-5_16}
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Martin Neumann
Christoph Bach
Yong Ding
Till Riedel
Michael Beigl
Year: 2017
Low-Disruptive and Timely Dynamic Software Updating of Smart Grid Components
SMARTGIFT
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-61813-5_16

Martin Neumann¹^,*, Christoph Bach¹^,*, Yong Ding¹^,*, Till Riedel¹^,*, Michael Beigl¹^,*

1: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

*Contact email: martin.neumann@kit.edu, christoph.bach@student.kit.edu, yong.ding@kit.edu, till.riedel@kit.edu, michael.beigl@kit.edu

Abstract

Components in the power grid require security, high availability and real-time communications for reliable operation. But these components are based on software that contains issues that need to be fixed. Timely installation of software updates allows securing vulnerable software quickly but conventionally disrupts availability and communications. Rolling updates on redundant systems prevent such disruptions but delay update installations as they need to be prepared carefully to update reliably. Dynamic Software Updating shortens the installation duration of updates by implementing them in-memory, allowing timely hot-fixing and installation of new features without service disruption or degradation in soft real-time communications. As the Smart Grid settles on standardization and common technologies for interoperability, the need for timely hot-fixing and updating of software applications and libraries which are in widespread use increases.

Published: 2017-09-19
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: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61813-5_16