{"id":"https://openalex.org/W1980707820","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2815317.2815336","title":"Reliability Evaluation of Imperfect K-Terminal Stochastic Networks using Polygon-to Chain and Series-parallel Reductions","display_name":"Reliability Evaluation of Imperfect K-Terminal Stochastic Networks using Polygon-to Chain and Series-parallel Reductions","publication_year":2015,"publication_date":"2015-11-02","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W1980707820","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2815317.2815336","mag":"1980707820"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1145/2815317.2815336","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2815317.2815336","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the 11th ACM Symposium on QoS and Security for Wireless and Mobile Networks","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5042042221","display_name":"Mohamed-Larbi Rebaiaia","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I43406934","display_name":"Universit\u00e9 Laval","ror":"https://ror.org/04sjchr03","country_code":"CA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I43406934"]}],"countries":["CA"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Mohamed-Larbi Rebaiaia","raw_affiliation_strings":["Laval University, Quebec, PQ, Canada","Laval University, Quebec, PQ, Canada#TAB#"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Laval University, Quebec, PQ, Canada","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I43406934"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Laval University, Quebec, PQ, Canada#TAB#","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I43406934"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5068607697","display_name":"Daoud A\u00eft\u2010Kadi","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5579-3632"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I43406934","display_name":"Universit\u00e9 Laval","ror":"https://ror.org/04sjchr03","country_code":"CA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I43406934"]}],"countries":["CA"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Daoud Ait-Kadi","raw_affiliation_strings":["Laval University, Qu\u00e9bec, PQ, Canada","Laval University, Quebec, PQ, Canada#TAB#"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Laval University, Qu\u00e9bec, PQ, Canada","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I43406934"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Laval University, Quebec, PQ, Canada#TAB#","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I43406934"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":2,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5042042221"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I43406934"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":1.2248,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":6,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.81811108,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":89,"max":97},"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"115","last_page":"122"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10780","display_name":"Reliability and Maintenance Optimization","score":0.9695000052452087,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2213","display_name":"Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10780","display_name":"Reliability and Maintenance Optimization","score":0.9695000052452087,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2213","display_name":"Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10050","display_name":"Multi-Criteria Decision Making","score":0.9614999890327454,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1803","display_name":"Management Science and Operations Research"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/18","display_name":"Decision Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10968","display_name":"Statistical Distribution Estimation and Applications","score":0.9562000036239624,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2613","display_name":"Statistics and Probability"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/26","display_name":"Mathematics"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.7280685305595398},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/reliability","display_name":"Reliability (semiconductor)","score":0.6061276197433472},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/imperfect","display_name":"Imperfect","score":0.5364795923233032},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/series","display_name":"Series (stratigraphy)","score":0.526162326335907},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/wireless-sensor-network","display_name":"Wireless sensor network","score":0.525759756565094},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/reduction","display_name":"Reduction (mathematics)","score":0.4588696360588074},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/wireless-ad-hoc-network","display_name":"Wireless ad hoc network","score":0.4373641908168793},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/algorithm","display_name":"Algorithm","score":0.36279547214508057},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/wireless","display_name":"Wireless","score":0.35366079211235046},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/theoretical-computer-science","display_name":"Theoretical computer science","score":0.33376020193099976},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mathematics","display_name":"Mathematics","score":0.19899362325668335},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-network","display_name":"Computer network","score":0.16413524746894836},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/telecommunications","display_name":"Telecommunications","score":0.07138487696647644}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.7280685305595398},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C43214815","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7310987","display_name":"Reliability (semiconductor)","level":3,"score":0.6061276197433472},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780310539","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12547192","display_name":"Imperfect","level":2,"score":0.5364795923233032},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C143724316","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312468","display_name":"Series (stratigraphy)","level":2,"score":0.526162326335907},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C24590314","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q336038","display_name":"Wireless sensor network","level":2,"score":0.525759756565094},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111335779","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3454686","display_name":"Reduction (mathematics)","level":2,"score":0.4588696360588074},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C94523657","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4085781","display_name":"Wireless ad hoc network","level":3,"score":0.4373641908168793},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C11413529","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8366","display_name":"Algorithm","level":1,"score":0.36279547214508057},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C555944384","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q249","display_name":"Wireless","level":2,"score":0.35366079211235046},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C80444323","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2878974","display_name":"Theoretical computer science","level":1,"score":0.33376020193099976},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C33923547","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q395","display_name":"Mathematics","level":0,"score":0.19899362325668335},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C31258907","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1301371","display_name":"Computer network","level":1,"score":0.16413524746894836},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C76155785","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q418","display_name":"Telecommunications","level":1,"score":0.07138487696647644},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C62520636","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q944","display_name":"Quantum mechanics","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C151730666","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7205","display_name":"Paleontology","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C86803240","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q420","display_name":"Biology","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C121332964","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q413","display_name":"Physics","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C138885662","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5891","display_name":"Philosophy","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C163258240","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25342","display_name":"Power (physics)","level":2,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41895202","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8162","display_name":"Linguistics","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2524010","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8087","display_name":"Geometry","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1145/2815317.2815336","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2815317.2815336","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the 11th ACM Symposium on QoS and Security for Wireless and Mobile Networks","raw_type":"proceedings-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":17,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W78060492","https://openalex.org/W112657017","https://openalex.org/W2008013300","https://openalex.org/W2017419657","https://openalex.org/W2080875657","https://openalex.org/W2084253378","https://openalex.org/W2093996964","https://openalex.org/W2107932240","https://openalex.org/W2108125759","https://openalex.org/W2113136889","https://openalex.org/W2115826669","https://openalex.org/W2160175865","https://openalex.org/W2287409771","https://openalex.org/W2494820423","https://openalex.org/W4251476185","https://openalex.org/W4285719527","https://openalex.org/W6670999497"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2374250903","https://openalex.org/W1546413948","https://openalex.org/W2263832889","https://openalex.org/W2243884323","https://openalex.org/W42072456","https://openalex.org/W4243095785","https://openalex.org/W4387894447","https://openalex.org/W2089057551","https://openalex.org/W2487056937","https://openalex.org/W2012179620"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"In":[0,52],"this":[1,30,77],"paper,":[2],"we":[3],"propose":[4],"a":[5,33,47,80],"mathematical":[6],"model":[7],"for":[8,60,127],"determining":[9,61],"the":[10,14,53,62,104,107],"exact":[11,72],"value":[12],"of":[13,16,35,44,66,76,112],"reliability":[15,45,63],"Mobile":[17],"Ad":[18],"hoc":[19],"(MANET)":[20],"and":[21,64,85,93,95,97,118,132],"Wireless":[22],"Sensor":[23],"(WSN)":[24],"Networks":[25,38],"which":[26],"are":[27,68,101,114],"considered":[28],"in":[29,42,50],"research":[31],"as":[32],"collection":[34],"Imperfect":[36],"Stochastic":[37],"(ISN).":[39],"The":[40,74,110,121],"performance":[41],"term":[43],"is":[46,123],"fundamental":[48],"challenge":[49],"ISN.":[51],"literature":[54],"several":[55],"techniques":[56],"have":[57],"been":[58],"used":[59],"few":[65],"them":[67],"able":[69],"to":[70],"produce":[71],"values.":[73],"aim":[75],"work":[78],"introduces":[79],"general":[81],"framework":[82],"that":[83],"extends":[84],"combines":[86],"two":[87],"major":[88],"models":[89,100],"proposed":[90],"by":[91],"Satyanarana":[92],"Wood,":[94],"Carlier":[96],"Theologou.":[98],"These":[99],"based":[102],"on":[103],"reduction":[105,113],"using":[106],"factoring":[108],"theorem.":[109],"operations":[111],"called":[115],"Polygon-to":[116],"Chain":[117],"series-parallel":[119],"decompositions.":[120],"algorithm":[122],"also":[124],"very":[125],"effective":[126],"imperfect":[128],"networks":[129],"whose":[130],"nodes":[131],"links":[133],"could":[134],"fail.":[135]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2019,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2018,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2017,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2025-11-06T03:46:38.306776","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}