What's new in Cisco Packet Tracer 9.0
Packet Tracer 9.0 open beta is a major update featuring the following new network devices :
- Switching: A new Catalyst IE-3400 (IE-3400-8P2S-A) rugged multilayer switch for industrial environment with 10 gigabit ethernet ports
- Security: A new ISA-3000 (ISA-3000-2C2F-K9) industrial firewall featuring two 1GbE SFP ports, two 10/100/1000Base-T ports, and one management port.
- Servers:
- A new Data Historian server which can store date received from a CIP data collector in local databases.
- A new Cyber Observers server which acts as a device emulating cyber threats and mitigations in the network. The included dashboard shows network vulnerabilities detected in the network by configuring network device firmware versions with a locally configurable threat database.
Sample industrial network
The following industrial network diagram features three catalyst IE-3400 industrial switches connected in a single-mode optical loop connecting industrial PLC devices. The optical loop is connected to an ISA-3000 firewall securing industrial network and segmenting PLC from industrial data servers and workstations. A data historian server stores PLC data displayed as charts on a supervisory workstation.
