Abstract:
Minimal edge extension of graphs can be regarded as a model of optimal edge fault tolerant implementation of a system. This paper is about an upper bound for the number of additional edges in minimal $1$-edge extensions for graphs of a special class – starlike trees. Two schemes for constructing $1$-edge extensions for any kind starlike trees and an algorithm based on these schemes are proposed.
Keywords:graphs, minimal extensions of graphs, fault tolerance, starlike trees.