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Availability Allocation of Networked Systems Using Markov Model and Heuristics Algorithm

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  • Ruiying Li
  • Xiaoxi Liu
  • Ning Huang

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It is a common practice to allocate the system availability goal to reliability and maintainability goals of components in the early design phase. However, the networked system availability is difficult to be allocated due to its complex topology and multiple down states. To solve these problems, a practical availability allocation method is proposed. Network reliability algebraic methods are used to derive the availability expression of the networked topology on the system level, and Markov model is introduced to determine that on the component level. A heuristic algorithm is proposed to obtain the reliability and maintainability allocation values of components. The principles applied in the AGREE reliability allocation method, proposed by the Advisory Group on Reliability of Electronic Equipment, and failure rate-based maintainability allocation method persist in our allocation method. A series system is used to verify the new algorithm, and the result shows that the allocation based on the heuristic algorithm is quite accurate compared to the traditional one. Moreover, our case study of a signaling system number 7 shows that the proposed allocation method is quite efficient for networked systems.

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  • Ruiying Li & Xiaoxi Liu & Ning Huang, 2014. "Availability Allocation of Networked Systems Using Markov Model and Heuristics Algorithm," Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Hindawi, vol. 2014, pages 1-9, July.
  • Handle: RePEc:hin:jnlmpe:315385
    DOI: 10.1155/2014/315385
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