{"product_id":"fundamentals-of-reliability-engineering-9781118549568","title":"Fundamentals of Reliability Engineering","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProvides fundamentals of reliability engineering and illustrates practical applications in the area of parallel\/distributed systems (Multistage Interconnection Networks)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first part of the book (chapters 15) introduces the concept of reliability engineering, elements of probability theory, probability distributions, availability, and data analysis. The second part of the book (chapters 611) provides an overview of parallel\/distributed computing, network design considerations, classification of multistage interconnection networks, network reliability evaluation methods, and reliability analysis of multistage interconnection networks including reliability prediction of distributed systems using Monte Carlo method.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFundamentals of Reliability Engineering\u003c\/i\u003e meets the increasing demand for knowledge tools that practicing reliability professionals can use to optimize their reliability decisions. Reliability prediction is important as it determines the usabilit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreface ix\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction to Reliability Engineering 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e1.1 The Logic of Certainty 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.2 Union (OR) operation 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.3 Intersection (AND) operation 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.4 Series systems 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.5 Parallel systems 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.6 General Series-Parallel System 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.7 Active Redundancy 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.8 Standby Redundancy 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.9 Fault Tree Analysis 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.10 Minimum Cut Sets and Path Sets 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReferences 10\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Elements of Probability Theory 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e2.1 Basic Rules of Probability 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2.2 Cumulative Distribution Function 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2.3 Probability Mass Function 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2.4 Probability Density Function 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2.5 Moments 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2.6 Percentiles 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReferences 14\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Probability Distributions 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e3.1 Binomial 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3.2 Poisson 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3.3 Exponential 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3.4 Weibull 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3.5 Normal 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3.6 Lognormal 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3.7 Mean Time To Failure (MTTF) 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReferences 23\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Availability 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e4.1 Definition 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4.2 Summary 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4.3 Availability of Systems with Repair 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReferences 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Data Analysis 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e5.1 Theoretical Model and Evidence 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5.2 Censored Samples 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5.3 Bayesian Theorem 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReferences 35\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Introduction to Network Systems 37\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e6.1 Parallel Computing and Networks 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6.2 Network Design Considerations 41 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6.3 Classification of Interconnection Networks 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReferences 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Classification of Multistage Interconnection Networks 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e7.1 Background 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7.2 Multistage Cube Network 67\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7.3 Extra-Stage Cube Network 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7.4 Shuffle-Exchange Network 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7.5 Shuffle-Exchange Network with an Additional Stage 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7.6 Gamma Network 75\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7.7 Extra-Stage Gamma Network 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7.8 Dynamic Redundancy Network 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7.9 Improved Enhanced Augmented Data Manipulator Network 79\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7.10 Improved Logical Neighborhood Network 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7.11 Comparison 81\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReferences 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Network Reliability Evaluation Methods 87\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e8.1 Overview of Network Reliability 87\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8.2 Network Model 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8.3 Network Operations 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8.4 Approaches for Calculating Network Reliability 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8.5 Summary 99\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReferences 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Reliability Analysis of Multistage Interconnection Networks 101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e9.1 Reliability Analysis of Shuffle-Exchange Network with Minimal Extra Stages 101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9.2 Terminal Reliability Improvement in Modified Shuffle-Exchange Network 115\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9.3 Reliability Bounds for Large MINs 121\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReferences 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Terminal Reliability Assessment of Gamma and Extra-Stage Gamma Networks 133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e10.1 Introduction 133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10.2 Gamma Network 135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10.3 Terminal Reliability of Gamma Network 139\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10.4 Extra-Stage Gamma Network 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10.5 Comparison 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10.6 Conclusions 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReferences 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