SOFTWARE FOR THE REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEM

Year
2004
Author(s)
Sergey Blagin - All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Experimental Physics
Dmitri Moroskin - VNIIEF
Rustem Samigulin - VNIIEF
Vladimir Angilopov - VNIIEF
A. Shevtsov - All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Experimental Physics
Abstract
The paper describes a software being developed for the Advanced Remote Monitoring System (ARMS) for a nuclear material storage vault. The ARMS is being developed in collaboration with Sandia National Laboratories as part of the Warhead Safety and Security Exchange (WSSX). ARMS is a self-contained, fully-integrated system with cameras, motion detectors, RF receivers, and other sensors contained in a single tamper-sensing enclosure. The ARMS software is designed to perform data acquisition, preliminary processing, and data authentication. The paper describes the software architecture, as well as the basic principles of operation. The main emphasis is on data authentication software and on protecting tha data during transmission. The paper describes IAEA-certified authentication algorithms used in the software design. General approach to designing the resident software for collecting data from local subsystems containing different types of sensors is described, as well as the principles of authenticated data transmission using Ethernet and TCP/IP protocols.