RELIABLE DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS USING UNRELIABLE NETWORK REPEATER NODES,

Abstract

A communications network that utilizes a moderate degree of redundancy to provide high immunity from the deleterious effects of damage of relay centers is described. The degree of redundancy needed is shown to be determined primarily by the amount of damage expected. Curves indicating the optimum degree of redundancy are shown and the distribution of performance under different damage patterns described. The redundancy desired is shown to vary as a function of the station position in the network, the stations at the fringe of the network requiring more redundancy than the inside stations. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 27, 1960
Accession Number
AD0616671

Entities

People

  • Paul Baran

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Digital Communications
  • Immunity
  • Redundancy
  • Repeaters

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).
  • Radio communications and signal processing.