  Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs) are increasingly important in critical areas of
our society such as intelligent power grids, next generation mobile devices,
and smart buildings. CPS operation has characteristics including considerable
heterogeneity, variable dynamics, and high complexity. These systems have also
scarce resources in order to satisfy their entire load demand, which can be
divided into data processing and service execution. These new characteristics
of CPSs need to be managed with novel strategies to ensure their resilient
operation. Towards this goal, we propose an SDN-based solution enhanced by
distributed Network Function Virtualization (NFV) modules located at the
top-most level of our solution architecture. These NFV agents will take
orchestrated management decisions among themselves to ensure a resilient CPS
configuration against threats, and an optimum operation of the CPS. For this,
we study and compare two distinct incentive mechanisms to enforce cooperation
among NFVs. Thus, we aim to offer novel perspectives into the management of
resilient CPSs, embedding IoT devices, modeled by Game Theory (GT), using the
latest software and virtualization platforms.
