Optimal coteries and voting schemes

Krzysztof Diks*, Evangelos Kranakis, Danny Krizanc, Bernard Mans, Andrzej Pelc

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Abstract

We consider coteries (i.e. intersecting, Sperner systems) on arbitrary networks with given node reliability, which maximize the network availability (i.e. the probability that the set of operating nodes has a connected subgraph which contains a set from the coterie). We show that the singleton coterie is always optimal on any network when the node reliability is p≤ 1 2. For p≥ 1 2, we give optimal coteries for the complete multipartite networks. The resulting optimal coteries when restricted to a special subclass of complete bipartite networks are shown to exceed the availability of any voting scheme, for p 1 2.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-6
Number of pages6
JournalInformation Processing Letters
Volume51
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 12 Jul 1994
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Availability
  • Coterie
  • Distributed systems
  • Fault tolerance
  • Voting scheme

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