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Challenge

Build a Sparkplug B NDEATH Partition Simulator

Diagnose simulated Sparkplug B network partitions and edge broker dropouts. Formulate recovery rehearsal sequence runbooks for operational technology engineers without actuating physical network switches.

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Challenge brief

What you are building

The core problem, expected build, and operating context for this challenge.

Diagnose simulated Sparkplug B network partitions and edge broker dropouts. Formulate recovery rehearsal sequence runbooks for operational technology engineers without actuating physical network switches.

OT Network Systems Engineer

Ingest simulated Sparkplug B NDEATH certificates and edge node heartbeat telemetry records.

Detect isolated subnets and dropped edge gateways across normalized topology graphs.

Synthesize a step-by-step reconnect and state resynchronization rehearsal playbook.

Export the validated recovery sequence for OT engineering review.

Browser-based network topology canvas with step-by-step rehearsal timeline and sign-off modal.

Generate synthetic JSON event logs representing Sparkplug B node lifecycle payloads and birth/death certificates. Host via local mock HTTP server without credentials. Starter examples below are synthetic. They are not downloaded records.

Eclipse Sparkplug Sparkplug B device lifecycle messages including birth certificates and last will & testament NDEATH notifications described in Source 2.

langgraph, pydantic, fastapi. LangGraph manages stateful multistep graph execution across diagnosis, validation, and rehearsal generation. Local or hosted LLM with strong structured reasoning for topology recovery and state tracing.

Submit runnable source, pinned dependencies, setup commands, a working interface, example outputs, and a recorded end-to-end demo. Include tests and an action log.

Identifies severed edge subnets within simulated network death records.

Outputs step-by-step rehearsal actions with prerequisite connectivity checks.

Rejects contradictory reconnection sequences before OT specialist review.

```json [ { "input": { "group_id": "Cell_A", "events": [ { "timestamp": "2025-05-10T08:00:00Z", "node_id": "EdgeNode_01", "type": "NDEATH", "metrics": { "bdSeq": 14 } }, { "timestamp": "2025-05-10T08:00:05Z", "node_id": "EdgeNode_02", "type": "NDEATH", "metrics": { "bdSeq": 8 } } ], "topology": { "gateway": "GW_North", "nodes": [ "EdgeNode_01", "EdgeNode_02" ] } }, "expected_output": { "root_cause_node": "GW_North", "impacted_nodes": [ "EdgeNode_01", "EdgeNode_02" ], "rehearsal_steps": [ "Verify physical link on GW_North uplink interface.", "Re-establish broker transport session for Cell_A group.", "Await NBIRTH packet validation before clearing partition alarm." ], "requires_escalation": false } }, { "input": { "group_id": "Cell_B", "events": [], "topology": { "gateway": "GW_South", "nodes": [ "EdgeNode_03" ] } }, "expected_output": { "root_cause_node": "NONE", "impacted_nodes": [], "rehearsal_steps": [], "requires_escalation": false } } ] ```

Simulation and rehearsal workflow only. External network changes and equipment writes are simulated in software. Use mock external writes. Require human review before any real deployment.

Rules

Participation guide

Simulation and rehearsal workflow only. External network changes and equipment writes are simulated in software. Use mock external writes and human review.

Delivery guide

How work is evaluated

Evaluation

Identifies severed edge subnets within simulated network death records. Outputs step-by-step rehearsal actions with prerequisite connectivity checks. Rejects contradictory reconnection sequences before OT specialist review.

Submission format

Runnable source, pinned dependencies, setup commands, working interface, example outputs, recorded demo, tests, and action logs.

Datasets

Challenge datasets

Public datasets, plus the private datasets you have access to.

Evaluation rubric

How submissions are scored

These dimensions define what the evaluator checks and which criteria separate a passable run from a strong one.

Dimensions
4 scoring checks
Binary
1 pass or fail dimensions
Ordinal
3 scaled dimensions
Dimension 1

Complete workflow

Ingest simulated Sparkplug B NDEATH certificates and edge node heartbeat telemetry records. Detect isolated subnets and dropped edge gateways across normalized topology graphs. Synthesize a step-by-step reconnect and state resynchronization rehearsal playbook. Export the validated recovery sequence for OT engineering review.

Score scale
012
Score 0

Missing or incorrect.

Score 1

Partly complete, with documented gaps.

Score 2

Complete, with reproducible evidence.

Dimension 2

Correctness and evidence

Identifies severed edge subnets within simulated network death records. Outputs step-by-step rehearsal actions with prerequisite connectivity checks. Rejects contradictory reconnection sequences before OT specialist review.

Score scale
012
Score 0

Missing or incorrect.

Score 1

Partly complete, with documented gaps.

Score 2

Complete, with reproducible evidence.

Dimension 3

Review interface

Browser-based network topology canvas with step-by-step rehearsal timeline and sign-off modal.

Score scale
012
Score 0

Missing or incorrect.

Score 1

Partly complete, with documented gaps.

Score 2

Complete, with reproducible evidence.

Dimension 4

Safe execution

Simulation and rehearsal workflow only. External network changes and equipment writes are simulated in software.

Binary check

This dimension contributes its full weight only when the submission satisfies the requirement. Partial credit is not awarded.

Learning goals

What you should walk away with

  • Ingest simulated Sparkplug B NDEATH certificates and edge node heartbeat telemetry records.

  • Detect isolated subnets and dropped edge gateways across normalized topology graphs.

  • Synthesize a step-by-step reconnect and state resynchronization rehearsal playbook.

  • Export the validated recovery sequence for OT engineering review.

Resources and assets

Reference links and supporting material

Dataset notes

Generate synthetic JSON event logs representing Sparkplug B node lifecycle payloads and birth/death certificates. Host via local mock HTTP server without credentials. Supplied starter examples are synthetic, not source extracts.

Challenge setup

Configuration summary for this challenge.

Challenge input

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LangGraph

Runtime for stateful agent workflows.

Evaluated output

No output checks are configured.

Evaluation checks
  • Ingest simulated Sparkplug B NDEATH certificates and edge node heartbeat telemetry records. Detect isolated...
  • Identifies severed edge subnets within simulated network death records. Outputs step-by-step rehearsal acti...
  • Browser-based network topology canvas with step-by-step rehearsal timeline and sign-off modal.
Configured evaluation evidence
  • 2 public reference cases
Configured runtime
  • 2 configured tools

Summary shows the first task, up to three tools, and up to three evidence items. Open the technical recipe to view all configured items.

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Configured tools

Action Space
  • LangGraph · Optional
Orchestration
  • LangGraph · Optional

Evaluation contract

  • Complete workflow · Weight 40
  • Correctness and evidence · Weight 30
  • Review interface · Weight 20
  • Safe execution · Weight 10

Reference cases

  • 2 public reference cases

Workflow tasks

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Recipe freeze marker

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