To support reliable multicast routing in wireless mesh networks, it is important to protect multicast sessions against link or node failures. In this paper, we propose a resilient forwarding mesh approach for protecting a multicast session. Utilizing the wireless broadcast advantage, a resilient forwarding mesh effectively establishes two node disjoint paths for each source-destination pair. Th...

In this paper we study networks that have been optimized to realize a trade-off between communication efficiency and dynamical resilience. While the first is related to the average shortest pathlength, we argue that the second can be measured by the largest eigenvalue of the adjacency matrix of the network. Best efficiency is realized in starlike configurations, while enhanced resilience is rel...

Understanding network behavior that undergoes challenges is essential to constructing a resilient and survivable network. Due to the mobility and wireless channel properties, it is more difficult to model and analyze mobile ad hoc networks under various challenges. We provide a comprehensive model to assess the vulnerability of mobile ad hoc networks in face of malicious attacks. We analyze com...

Based on queuing theory we develop analytical approximations for the average packet transfer time of a store-and-forward and a cutthrough buffer insertion ring with two client traffic priorities. These types of rings are architectural alternatives for resilient packet rings (RPR) which transport data (e.g., IP) packets over optical media. We use the approximations for a delay comparison of both...

A supply network structure design, that is resilient to any adverse, fast changing, or unexpected conditions, serves as a catalyst to propel a business forward while competition sits still. Complex systems theory provides an approach to capture the evolution of supply chains over times, where companies co-evolve with their suppliers, customers and competitors to adapt to changing business envir...