An O(log(N)) Algorithm View: Reliability Evaluation of Folded-crossed Hypercube in Terms of h-extra Edge-connectivity

An interconnection network can be modelled as a connected graph [Formula: see text]. The reliability of interconnection networks is critical for multiprocessor systems. Several conditional edge-connectivities have been introduced in the past for accurately reflecting various realistic network situations, with the [Formula: see text]-extra edge-connectivity being one such conditional edge-connectivity. The [Formula: see text]-extra edge-connectivity of [Formula: see text], denoted by [Formula: see text], is the minimum cardinality of faulty edges whose deletion disconnects the graph [Formula: see text] with each resulting component containing at least [Formula: see text] processors. In general, for a connected graph [Formula: see text], determining whether the graph exists an [Formula: see text]-extra edge-cut is [Formula: see text]-hard. The folded-crossed hypercube [Formula: see text] is a variation of the crossed hypercube [Formula: see text] with [Formula: see text] processors. In this paper, after excavating the layer structure of folded-crossed hypercube, we investigate some recursive properties of [Formula: see text], based on some recursive properties, an effective [Formula: see text] algorithm of [Formula: see text]-extra edge-connectivity of folded-crossed hypercube is designed, which can determine the exact value and the [Formula: see text]-optimality of [Formula: see text] for each positive integer [Formula: see text]. Our results solve this problem thoroughly.