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Reliability Analysis in Flow Networks

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Advances in Stochastic Models for Reliability, Quality and Safety

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The estimation of data transfer rates in networks can be traced back to the problem of finding a flow of maximal value in undirected graphs. The probability that a certain requested flow is realizable within a network environment with unreliable links — the so called flow probability — can be considered as a reliability measure. This paper presents algorithms for the computation of the flow probability.

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  1. University of Technology and Economics, Mittweida, Germany

    Roland Jentsch

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  1. Dept. of Mathematical Stochastics, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Box 4120, D-39016, Magdeburg, Germany

    Waltraud Kahle

  2. Dept. of Applied Mathematics, University of Würzburg, Sanderring 2, D-97070, Würzburg, Germany

    Elart von Collani

  3. Department of Mathematical Stochastics, Technical University Dresden, Zellescher Weg 12-14, D-01069, Dresden, Germany

    Jürgen Franz

  4. Department of Stochastics, University of Ulm, D-89069, Ulm, Germany

    Uwe Jensen

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Jentsch, R. (1998). Reliability Analysis in Flow Networks. In: Kahle, W., von Collani, E., Franz, J., Jensen, U. (eds) Advances in Stochastic Models for Reliability, Quality and Safety. Statistics for Industry and Technology. Birkhäuser Boston. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2234-7_16

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