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Challenge

Build an OT Network Ring Break Outage Rehearsal Simulator

Model industrial Ethernet ring break scenarios using simulated open62541 network diagnostics nodes. Generate structured recovery drill instructions and assess failover readiness.

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Challenge brief

What you are building

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

Model industrial Ethernet ring break scenarios using simulated open62541 network diagnostics nodes. Generate structured recovery drill instructions and assess failover readiness.

Plant Automation Network Administrator

Read diagnostic port status nodes and error counters from simulated open62541 network bridge models.

Simulate link severance between ring switch nodes to determine backup path activation.

Calculate simulated convergence time and identify devices that lose polling communication.

Produce a step-by-step recovery drill playbook for planned maintenance rehearsals.

Network ring schematic displaying active/blocked ports, simulated link severance toggle, and rehearsal audit logs.

Synthetic OPC UA server variables capturing network bridge port states, packet loss rates, and link change events. Starter examples below are synthetic. They are not downloaded records.

open62541 OPC UA Reads custom diagnostic and network monitoring information structures modeled inside open62541 servers.

langgraph, networkx, pydantic. LangGraph state graphs model sequential network failover transitions and rehearsal drill phases. Local or hosted LLM with deep comprehension of industrial network redundancy protocols (e.g., MRP, RSTP).

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.

Correctly identifies the segment containing the severed physical link.

Verifies backup ring port unblocking within simulated protocol time limits.

Generates an actionable restoration sequence for the rehearsal team.

```json [ { "input": { "ring_id": "RING-SOUTH", "switches": [ "SW-1", "SW-2", "SW-3" ], "severed_link": { "from_node": "SW-1", "to_node": "SW-2" }, "redundancy_protocol": "MRP", "failover_time_ms": 18 }, "expected_output": { "ring_status": "OPEN", "backup_path_active": true, "rehearsal_pass": true, "restoration_plan": [ "Verify SW-3 MRM ring manager transitioned to open state", "Repair link SW-1 <-> SW-2", "Confirm SW-3 MRM transitions blocked port back to standby without frame loop" ] } }, { "input": { "ring_id": "RING-NORTH", "switches": [ "SW-A", "SW-B", "SW-C" ], "severed_link": { "from_node": "SW-A", "to_node": "SW-B" }, "redundancy_protocol": "MRP", "failover_time_ms": 350 }, "expected_output": { "ring_status": "TIMEOUT_EXCEEDED", "backup_path_active": false, "rehearsal_pass": false, "restoration_plan": [ "Check ring manager configuration on SW-A; failover exceeded 200ms threshold", "Isolate SW-B port prior to ring closure" ] } } ] ```

Simulation and rehearsal runbook generation only; does not send configuration commands to physical switches. Use mock external writes. Require human review before any real deployment.

Rules

Participation guide

Simulation and rehearsal runbook generation only; does not send configuration commands to physical switches. Use mock external writes and human review.

Delivery guide

How work is evaluated

Evaluation

Correctly identifies the segment containing the severed physical link. Verifies backup ring port unblocking within simulated protocol time limits. Generates an actionable restoration sequence for the rehearsal team.

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

Read diagnostic port status nodes and error counters from simulated open62541 network bridge models. Simulate link severance between ring switch nodes to determine backup path activation. Calculate simulated convergence time and identify devices that lose polling communication. Produce a step-by-step recovery drill playbook for planned maintenance rehearsals.

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

Correctly identifies the segment containing the severed physical link. Verifies backup ring port unblocking within simulated protocol time limits. Generates an actionable restoration sequence for the rehearsal team.

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

Network ring schematic displaying active/blocked ports, simulated link severance toggle, and rehearsal audit logs.

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 runbook generation only; does not send configuration commands to physical switches.

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

  • Read diagnostic port status nodes and error counters from simulated open62541 network bridge models.

  • Simulate link severance between ring switch nodes to determine backup path activation.

  • Calculate simulated convergence time and identify devices that lose polling communication.

  • Produce a step-by-step recovery drill playbook for planned maintenance rehearsals.

Resources and assets

Reference links and supporting material

Dataset notes

Synthetic OPC UA server variables capturing network bridge port states, packet loss rates, and link change events. Supplied starter examples are synthetic, not source extracts.

Challenge setup

Configuration summary for this challenge.

Challenge input

Input details are not configured.

LangGraph

Runtime for stateful agent workflows.

Evaluated output

No output checks are configured.

Evaluation checks
  • Read diagnostic port status nodes and error counters from simulated open62541 network bridge models. Simula...
  • Correctly identifies the segment containing the severed physical link. Verifies backup ring port unblocking...
  • Network ring schematic displaying active/blocked ports, simulated link severance toggle, and rehearsal audi...
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

No workflow tasks are configured.

Recipe freeze marker

No recipe freeze time is recorded.

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