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This work is a continuation of earlier volumes under the heading Probability Theory, Mathematical Statistics, and Theo- retical Cybernetics, published as part of the Itogi Nauki series. The present volume comprises a single review article, en- titled Reliability of Discrete Systems, covering material pub- lished mainly in the last six to eight years and abstracted in Referativnyi Zhurnal-Matematika (Soviet Abstract Journal in Mathematics). The bibliography encompasses 313 items. The editors welcome inquiries regarding the present volume or the format and content of future volumes of the series; corre- spondence should be sent to the following address: Otdel Matemat- ika (Mathematics Section), Baltiiskaya ul., 14, Moscow, A-219. v Contents RELIABILITY OF DISCRETE SYSTEMS M. A. Gavrilov, V. M. Ostianu, and A. I. Potekhin Introduction …* …* …1 …CHAPTER 1. Assurance of Infallibility in Discrete Systems…5 1. State of the Art .*…*…5 2. Basic Definitions, Concepts, and Problem Formulations. 6 3. Redundancy Models…*…10 . * . . 4. Composition Methods …17 5. Majority Methods …*…27 …6. Methods Using the Interweaving Model…35 7. Methods Using Effective-Coding Models…38 CHAPTER II. Assurance of Stability in Discrete System s…63 …1. Basic Concepts and Definitions …63 . . 2. Elimination of Inadmissible I-Races…69 . 3. Elimination of Inadmissible E-Races …70 . 4. Elimination of Inadmissible M-Races …73 . 5. Elimination of Inadmissible L-Races …86 .
