ISA112 SCADA System Model Architecture Diagram
ISA112 – SCADA Systems Standards Committee – International Society of Automation (ISA) – www.isa.org/isa112/
K External Applications External Network
K Level 5*
J Enterprise Network Enterprise Network J
IT Level 4
OT
I DMZ / Process Information Network Process Information Network I
H Level 3
Supervisory Controllers
H Control Network Control Network
Purdue Reference Model
G HMI Alarms & Events Historian Applications G
Databases
Level 2
F Drivers Communication Servers F
E Backhaul networks Wide Area Network E
D Controller Network D Level 1
Site n
C Local Controllers C
B Field Sensor networks B
Level 0
A Field Devices A
Notes:
1 Letters are used to avoid potential conflict with ISA-95 and other “Layer” models. IT = Information Technology
2 Routers and Firewalls between layers as well as other system-specific servers, applications ,and workstations are not shown.
3 Individual architectures may vary from the above general model. For example, if only local systems are used Level E may not be required OT = Operational Technology
4 Communications for any remote-hosted external applications (Cloud) with lower levels must be done using extreme care.
5 The use of direct-connections for remote applications is strongly discouraged. Refer to ISA/IEC-62443 for guidance on an appropriate zone/conduit implementation.
* We show a Purdue Level 5. The true Purdue Model only has levels 0-4 because it did not anticipate external applications.
Note: This is an interim working draft from the ISA112 SCADA Systems standards committee, as of 2022-01-26. (A previous version was posted on 2020-06-15). This diagram is still subject to change.
