Abstract: Most researches of network reliability generally assume that the system structures do not change with time. This paper presents the concept of multi-phase network systems (MPNS) to consider dynamic characteristics of networks, and analyze the reliability of MPNS. MPNS reliability is evaluated through a cross-phase binary decision diagram (BDD). The BDD-based algorithm can act as a platform to consider various components behaviors such as repair and growing pressure. Case study shows that the proposed MPNS concept is an effective description of some practical communication networks, and the cross-phase BDD model is efficient in analyzing MPNS reliability.
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