Re: Your opinion on network analysis in the presence of uncertain events

[Mel Beckman <mel () beckman org>]

I know of none that take probabilities as inputs. Traditional network simulators, such as GNS3, let you model various 
failure modes, but probability seems squishy enough that I don’t see how it can be accurate, and thus helpful. It’s 
like that Dilbert cartoon where the pointy haired boss asks for a schedule of all future unplanned outages :)

https://dilbert.com/strip/1997-01-29

 -mel

On Jan 15, 2019, at 11:59 AM, Vanbever Laurent <lvanbever () ethz ch<mailto:lvanbever () ethz ch>> wrote:


I took the survey. It’s short and sweet — well done!

Thanks a lot, Mel! Highly appreciated!

I do have a question. You ask "Are there any good?” Any good what?

I just meant whether existing network analysis tools were any good (or good enough) at reasoning about probabilistic 
behaviors that people care about (if any).

All the best,
Laurent