Graph-Empowered Multidimensional Target Full-Coverage Reliability for Internet of Everything

Abstract

Wireless sensor network plays a crucial role in sensing everything in Internet of Everything (IoE) applications. Network reliability, which measures the ability of the network to satisfy specific requirements, is one of the core factors influencing the quality of service of the network and a vital support for ensuring the normal operation of IoE applications. Existing reliability evaluation methods are mainly based on minimum cutsets or paths, which are inefficient and not suitable for large-scale networks. Furthermore, most work either focuses on coverage functionality or connectivity functionality, lacking energy awareness. To address these limitations, this paper proposes a multi-dimensional Target Full-Coverage Reliability (TFCR). TFCR comprehensively considers various factors affecting network reliability. To evaluate TFCR, a graph-empowered CIC and Signal-to-Interference and Noise Ratio (SINR)-based Energy-aware Reliability Algorithm (CSERA) is proposed. This algorithm evaluates network coverage based on the confident information coverage (CIC) model. Additionally, graph neural networks and the SINR-based Fade Tail Connectivity (FTC) model are used to evaluate network connectivity functionality. CSERA balances computational accuracy and efficiency, providing reliability evaluation values within an acceptable margin of error. Extensive simulations and comparative experiments from multiple perspectives demonstrate the superiority of the proposed method CSERA over existing approaches. © 2014 IEEE.