Title :
Reliability modeling and performance evaluation of variable link-capacity networks
Author :
Varshney, Pramod K. ; Joshi, Abhay R. ; Chang, Pei-Liang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Syracuse Univ., NY, USA
fDate :
9/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper presents a composite performance index for communication networks with variable link-capacities. This index is based on link reliabilities and multiple-capacity link-states. Source-to-terminal success is the ability to provide connectivity with a certain traffic-carrying capacity. This index is useful for determining the performance of networks with links operating with residual traffic-carrying capacity and gives a good idea of the available resources for a particular s-t connection. An algorithm is given to evaluate the composite performance index
Keywords :
computer networks; fault tolerant computing; performance evaluation; performance index; reliability; reliability theory; telecommunication networks; telecommunication traffic; communication networks; composite performance index; computer network; connectivity; multistate link; network reliability; performance evaluation; reliability modeling; telecommunication network; traffic-carrying capacity; variable link-capacity networks; Algebra; Capacity planning; Communication networks; Computer network reliability; Computer networks; Error probability; Optical fiber networks; Performance analysis; Telecommunication network reliability; Telecommunication traffic;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
