Title :
Reachability analysis for incomplete networks of Markov decision processes
Author :
Wimmer, Ralf ; Hahn, Ernst Moritz ; Hermanns, Holger ; Becker, Bernd
Author_Institution :
Albert-Ludwigs-Univ. Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Abstract :
Assume we have a network of discrete-time Markov decision processes (MDPs) which synchronize via common actions. We investigate how to compute probability measures in case the structure of some of the component MDPs (so-called blackbox MDPs) is not known. We then extend this computation to work on networks of MDPs that share integer data variables of finite domain. We use a protocol which spreads information within a network as a case study to show the feasibility and effectiveness of our approach.
Keywords :
Markov processes; peer-to-peer computing; protocols; reachability analysis; MDP; Markov decision processes; incomplete networks; integer data variables; probability measurement; reachability analysis; Computational modeling; Markov processes; Peer to peer computing; Probabilistic logic; Probability distribution; Protocols; Synchronization;
Conference_Titel :
Formal Methods and Models for Codesign (MEMOCODE), 2011 9th IEEE/ACM International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cambridge
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0117-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0118-4
DOI :
10.1109/MEMCOD.2011.5970522