Consecutive-2-out-of-n:F Systems with Node & Link Failures

R. W. Chen, F. K. Hwang, Wen Ching Winnie Li

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Abstract

The consecutive-k-out-of-n:F system has attracted a lot of attention in the reliability field recently. Up to now it is always assumed that nodes can fail but not links, although most examples given for the system show no reason for such an assumption. This paper not only allows links to fail, but allow both nodes & links to fail, with distinct probabilities. For the k=2 case we set up recursive equations for system reliability, and give a closed-form solution. We then prove that for n large, the reliability is decreasing in n (with one exceptional case) and higher reliability should be provided to the nodes, then to the longer links rather than to shorter links.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)497-502
Number of pages6
JournalIEEE Transactions on Reliability
Volume42
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1993

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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