Can the structural robustness of complex networks be enhanced by interconnection?

Bin Ye (), Jia-Jia Jia (), Kang-Wei Zuo () and Xiao-Ping Ma ()
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Bin Ye: School of Information and Electrical Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, P. R. China
Jia-Jia Jia: School of Information and Electrical Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, P. R. China
Kang-Wei Zuo: School of Information and Electrical Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, P. R. China
Xiao-Ping Ma: School of Information and Electrical Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, P. R. China

International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), 2015, vol. 26, issue 04, 1-8

Abstract: To improve the structural robustness of a large complex network, we propose to interconnect it with a smaller but more robust network. We demonstrate the validity of our method by employing the metric of natural connectivity. By this approach, one can enhance the robustness of a network without modifying its inner structure or reshuffling the original links. Our method will lead to build more robust distributed power grids.

Keywords: Complex networks; structural robustness; interconnection; natural connectivity; 89.75.Fb; 89.75.HC (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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