This paper constructs a revised stochastic flow network to model a realistic computer network in which each arc has a lead time and a stochastic capacity. The minimum time to send a specified amount of data through the network is thus uncertain. Hence, this paper mainly proposes an approach for...

This paper proposes a performance index to evaluate the capability of a maintainable computer network (MCN) that is required to send d units of data from the source to the sink through two paths within time T. The proposed system reliability performance index quantifies the probability that a...

Reducing the transmission time is an important issue for a flow network to transmit a given amount of data from the source to the sink. The quickest path problem thus arises to find a single path with minimum transmission time. More specifically, the capacity of each arc is assumed to be...