@article{Maxemchuk2005quantitative,
author = {N. F. Maxemchuk and I. Ouveysi and M. Zukerman},
title = {A quantitative measure for telecommunications
networks topology design},
journal = {IEEE/ACM
Transactions on Networking},
volume = {13},
number = {4},
pages = {731-742},
month = {Aug.},
year = {2005},
abstract = {This paper proposes a new measure for network
performance evaluation called topology lifetime. The measure provides insight
into which one of a set of topologies is likely to last the longest before more
capacity must be installed. The lifetime measure is not single valued, but
considers growth as a function of a set of demand shifts (perturbation). One
network may be better able to support a uniform growth in the traffic, while
another may support more growth when unexpected shifts in the load occur. The
ability of a network to support unexpected changes in load is becoming more
important because of: 1) current practices for installing fiber optics cables;
2) recent advances in dense wavelength division multiplexing; and 3) the
increasing popularity of the Internet. The lifetime measure is applied to
several topologies; a dual ring, a chordal ring, a Manhattan Street network and
an hierarchical network. We also apply the measure to a realistic US IP Backbone
network. In this paper, our objective is to show how to apply the measure to
different networks, and to explain certain implications for comparisons between
networks. We expect this measure to be useful both in the construction of new
networks and in selecting between new links that may be added to an existing
network.}
}