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A Reversible Model for Consecutive-2-out-of-n: F Systems with Node and Link Failures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2009

Robert W. Chen ,
F. K. Hwang  and
Wen-Ching Winnie Li
Robert W. Chen
Affiliation:
Department of Math & Computer Science, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida 33124
F. K. Hwang
Affiliation:
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974
Wen-Ching Winnie Li
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
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Abstract

A consecutive-k-out-of-n: F system is represented by a digraph in which the nodes and certain of the links may fail. System reliability is studied.

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Research Article
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Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , April 1994 , pp. 189 - 200
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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