%0 Journal Article
%@ 0026-2714
%A Gutjahr, W.
%A Pflug, G.C.
%A Ruszczynski, A.
%D 1996
%F iiasa:4620
%I Elsevier
%J Microelectronics and Reliability
%N 2
%P 247-253
%R 10.1016/0026-2714(95)00004-L
%T Configurations of series-parallel networks with maximum reliability
%U https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/4620/
%V 36
%X The optimal design problem for networks with three-state components is the following: select from a given class of networks with n components, each of which can be operative or experience an open-mode or a shorted-mode failure state, the network with maximum reliability. We present an algorithm for solving this problem in the case of two-stage series-parallel networks, i.e. networks consisting of a number of series configurations linked in parallel or vice versa. For practically relevant network sizes (up to 100 components), the algorithm is fast.