GeNESIS: Generator for Network Evaluation Scenarios of Industrial Systems

The lack of standardized, realistic industrial net-work scenarios hinders the comparative evaluation of scientific research for industrial networks. Current evaluations often use non-public or synthetic scenarios, making it difficult to compare results across different studies. This paper introduces GeNESIS, a tool designed to generate and exchange realistic, reproducible industrial network evaluation scenarios. GeNESIS produces comprehensive topologies formatted according to IETF standards, including network devices and connections. Additionally, it gen-erates configurations for network devices, supporting evaluations such as algorithm comparisons or network simulations. GeNESIS was created to evaluate firewall configurations but is designed to further support other use cases, such as QoS or reliability. By providing a standardized exchange format, GeNESIS ensures the simple availability of evaluation scenarios, promoting compara-bility and reproducibility in industrial network research.