A REVIEW OF COMPUTER NETWORK RELIABILITY ANALYSIS

Abstract

Network reliability, as a field, is focused on questions of topological disconnection between data nodes. Most computer network reliability problem is primarily resolved by calculating efficiently the probability that some specified set of nodes in understudied network can communicate with each other at a given time. Network reliability analysis cuts across the design, deployment and testing of computer networks. Review reveal two major approaches to reliability analysis of computer network these are Path/cut enumeration and Case analysis which utilizes the concept of graph decomposition. The measures of computer network reliability analysis include issues on connectivity, capacity and travel time. The different parameters used in defining the reliability of computer-communication system include; Failure Rate, Mean Time To Repair, Mean Time Between Failures, Mean Time To Failure and Availability