Recent research on the reliability analysis methods for mobile ad-hoc networks

The Mobile Ad-hoc Wireless Network (MAWN) is a network schema that does not require the infrastructure items (e.g., cellular towers) of typical networks. The flexibility this offers has led to the proliferation of this network schema. However, this unique attribute of ad-hoc networking also violates the base assumptions on which existing network reliability methods are founded. That is, that the configuration of the network is known a priori. This paper will describe methods being developed to fill the void left by existing techniques. This paper will also describe the utilization of these methods in a systems engineering construct.