NetStat: A Probabilistic Network Connectivity Analysis Tool,

Abstract

This paper describes a computer program, NetStat, that is designed to analyze the connectivity of probabalistic networks. The program, which offers a full graphic user interface (GUI), allows the user to visually layout a network topology and specify the destruction probability, Pd, for each network element. A Monte-Carlo simulation is utilized to obtain estimates of various connectivity metrics. Some details of the implementation are discussed and an example application is illustrated. A user manual is provided. Source code is also provided, written in Symantec's Think Pascal for the Macintosh personal computer.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA262838

Entities

People

  • G. S. Marzot

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Communication Equipment
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Network Architecture
  • Network Topology
  • Operating Systems
  • Personal Computers
  • Reliability
  • Simulations
  • Star Networks
  • Topology
  • User Interface

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Database Systems and Applications