Lost in Translation: When Industrial Protocol Translation Goes Wrong

This paper looks at the protocol gateway (also known as the protocol translator), a small, simple device that mainly translates various protocols and physical layers (i.e., Ethernet and serial lines).   This translation allows different sensors, actuators, machinery, and computers that operate factories, dams, power plants, and water processing facilities to communicate with one another.…

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