Enhancing the Cybersecurity of Battery Digital Twins to Ensure the Resilient Supply for Next-Generation Telecommunication Networks
Ensuring the resilience of energy supply is critical for the next generation of telecommunication networks, such as 5G and 6G, which demand high reliability and seamless functionality. This paper addresses the cyber-security challenges of digital twins (DT) used for battery management in telecommunications energy systems. Batteries are pivotal in maintaining the power continuity of telecommunication infrastructure, and DTs enhance their monitoring and fault diagnostics, thereby improving overall system resilience. However, without adequate cybersecurity, DTs themselves can become targets of cyber attacks, risking the system's integrity. This study proposes incorporating additional estimators both at the sensor level and within the DT itself to safeguard against cyber intrusions, specifically targeting false data injection (FDI) attacks. The effectiveness of this approach is demonstrated through simulations of two types of FDI attacks, proving the applicability of the proposed cyber-secured DT framework.
