A Novel Algorithm to Estimate the Reliability of Hybrid Computer Communication Networks

Yasir Khalil Ibrahim

Department of Communications and Electronics Engineering, College of Engineering, Jerash University, Jerash, Jordan.

DOI: 10.4236/jsip.2013.44050                

Abstract

In this paper, we proposed an algorithm to estimate the reliability of a hybrid computer communication network. A hybrid computer network is a network that consists of wire and wireless sub networks. The proposed algorithm is built upon using a simulation model due to the complexity of the network topology. We tested the proposed algorithm, and the results show consistency in the reliability estimates.

Keywords

Reliability; Hybrid Networks; Wireless Subnetworks; Wier Sub Networks

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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