INVENTORY MANIFEST
Mapping Physical and Virtualized Nodes to the Purdue Enterprise Reference Architecture (PERA).
Lab_Status
Operational
Node_Density
07 / 12 Active
Architectural Thesis:Every node is strategically placed to mirror real-world critical infrastructure segmentation for attack simulation.
01. Purdue Level 1: Physical Control & Logic
Siemens S7-1200
Model: CPU 1211C
Purdue_Level
Level 1
Req_Stack
Profinet / S7comm
Research_Objective
"Analyzing physical S7comm handshake vulnerabilities and unauthorized CPU stop-command injections."
OpenPLC / Raspberry Pi
Model: Hardware PLC Build
Purdue_Level
Level 1
Req_Stack
Raspberry Pi 4 / HATs
Research_Objective
"Transitioning from software-only simulation to hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) industrial control testing."
02. Purdue Level 2-3: Virtualized Operations (Active)
GNS3 Network Core
Model: Virtual Topology
Purdue_Level
Level 2/3
Req_Stack
Cisco IOS Images
Research_Objective
"The backbone of the lab. Routing and switching fabric connecting all virtual and physical nodes."
Engineering Station
Model: Windows 10/11 VM
Purdue_Level
Level 2
Req_Stack
TIA Portal / Studio 5000
Research_Objective
"Simulating the Human-Machine Interface (HMI) and engineering workstation used to program industrial logic."
Security Analysis Node
Model: Kali Linux VM
Purdue_Level
Level 3
Req_Stack
Wireshark / Nmap
Research_Objective
"Primary research terminal for packet inspection and network discovery within the virtual lab."
Development Node
Model: Ubuntu Server
Purdue_Level
Level 3
Req_Stack
Python / Docker
Research_Objective
"Hosting custom scripts for protocol automation and database storage for captured industrial traffic."
03. Strategic Infrastructure (Planned)
Industrial Perimeter
Model: pfSense / Virtual ASA
Purdue_Level
Level 3.5
Req_Stack
IDS/IPS Packages
Research_Objective
"Implementing a DMZ between the Enterprise Network and Plant Floor to study north-south traffic security."
Active Directory Domain
Model: Windows Server 2022
Purdue_Level
Level 3
Req_Stack
DNS / DHCP / GPO
Research_Objective
"Researching identity management and access control within the industrial supervisory layer."