A random walk model for infection on graphs

VALUETOOLS 2009 - 4th International Conference on Performance Evaluation Methodologies and Tools

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Ganesh, A ^a   Draief, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication systems; Complex networks; Random graphs; Wireless networks

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; COMPLEX NETWORKS; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; RANDOM PROCESSES; TOOLS; VIRUSES; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

ARBITRARY GRAPHS; CONNECTIVITY PATTERN; DEGREE DISTRIBUTIONS; NETWORK TOPOLOGY; POWER-LAW GRAPH; RANDOM GRAPHS; RANDOM WALK MODELING; UNDERLYING NETWORKS;

GRAPH THEORY;

EID: 84897097852     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.4108/ICST.VALUETOOLS2009.7447     Document Type: Conference Paper

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