Abstract:Client-server networks are pervasive, fundamental, and include such key networks as the Internet, power grids, and road networks. In a client-server network, clients obtain a service by connecting to one of a redundant set of servers. These networks are vulnerable to node and link failures, causing some clients to become disconnected from the servers. We develop algorithms that quantify and bound the inherent vulnerability of a clientserver network using semidefinite programming (SDP) and branch-and-cut techni… Show more
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