Title :
Network disconnection in distributed systems
Author :
Najjar, W. ; Gaudiot, J.L.
Author_Institution :
Comput. Res. Inst., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
A probabilistic measure of network fault-tolerance expressed as the probability of occurrence of a disconnection is proposed. A simple analytical approximation to the disconnection probability is derived and verified using a Monte Carlo simulation. The effects of the disconnection probability on the overall system´s reliability are analyzed using a proposed measure of network resilience.<>
Keywords :
computer networks; fault tolerant computing; multiprocessing systems; performance evaluation; Monte Carlo simulation; analytical approximation; disconnection probability; network fault-tolerance; network resilience; probabilistic measure; Computer networks; Failure analysis; Fault tolerance; Fault tolerant systems; Intelligent networks; Large-scale systems; Multiprocessor interconnection networks; Network topology; Reliability; Resilience;
Conference_Titel :
Distributed Computing Systems, 1988., 8th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-0865-X
DOI :
10.1109/DCS.1988.12559
