Computational Issues in Network Reliability

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Abstract

Systems of interconnected components can often be usefully represented by networks. It is practically important to calculate the reliability of such network systems when the components are subject to (statistically independent) failures. We define several commonly occurring reliability models and summarize the computational complexity of calculating their associated reliability measures. Some general techniques for exact and approximate calculation of network reliability are surveyed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationEncyclopedia of Statistics in Quality and Reliability
PublisherWiley
Pages1-6
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9780470061572
ISBN (Print)9780470018613
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2008

Keywords

  • bounds
  • cutsets
  • disjoint products
  • factoring
  • inclusion–exclusion
  • networks
  • paths
  • reliability

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering
  • General Mathematics

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