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Double-loop is a very popular structure in loop network topology. A reconfigurable bi-directional double-loop structure is recently developed. It has a new structure which is different from any existing double-loop structure and no previous methods can be used to evaluate its fault tolerance which is demanded for all fresh ideas. This paper provides an easy approach to offset this deficiency. A network is segmented first based on its block connection and then analyzed in a recursive way. The calculation using this method requires linear time and very small memory capacity. This method can be used in analyzing the fault tolerance of other topologically segmental loop networks.
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WEI Hua was born in 1974. He received his BS degree in automation from Tsinghua University in July 1997. He is now persuing Master degree and his main research interests are image processing, distributed systems and fault tolerance.
For the biography ofLUO Yupin, please see P.378 of this issue.
For the biography ofYANG Shiyuan, please see P.378 of this issue.
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Wei, H., Luo, Y. & Yang, S. Fault tolerance of reconfigurable bi-directional double-loop LANs. J. Comput. Sci. & Technol. 14, 379–385 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02948740
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