Space Network Attack and Defense Simulation Platform and Its Application in Space NDN Networks

Chunbo Wang

¹School of Computer Science and Technology, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China

²Institute for Communication Systems, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK

³School of Computer Science and Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China

*Corresponding author

With the rapid development of space networks, their high dynamics and open links pose severe challenges to network security management. Traditional network simulation platforms can hardly meet the needs of space network attack-defense simulation and visualization, especially in supporting highly dynamic topologies and verifying data integrity in deep space environments. This paper proposes a modular space network attack-defense simulation and visualization platform, which consists of four modules: satellite motion simulation, network simulation, network attack-defense, and visualization, thereby enabling dynamic network topology simulation and attack-defense scenario verification. Based on this platform, an efficient integrity verification method for cached network data is proposed to address the problem of data corruption in caches caused by cosmic rays in deep space environments. By integrating a dual-signature audit mechanism and a Content Store Naming Audit Tree (CSNAT), the approach ensures the reliability of cached data and low-latency access. Experimental results show that in a simulated Earth-Moon communication scenario, the proposed scheme can reduce the average end-to-end delay by about 83.6%, while maintaining low computational and storage overhead. This research provides efficient and reliable technical support for space network security verification and the application of NDN in deep space communications, with significant theoretical and practical value.

Space Network, NDN Network, Data Security, Integrity Verification

Hui Qi, Yu Zhao, Xu Liu, Jinhui Cao, Yu Wang, Pei Xiao, Pengfei Hu, and Chunbo Wang (2025). Space Network Attack and Defense Simulation Platform and Its Application in Space NDN Networks. Journal of Networking and Network Applications, Volume 5, Issue 2, pp. 99–109. https://doi.org/10.33969/J-NaNA.2025.050205.

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