Levitin G. The Universal Generating Function in Reliability Analysis and Optimization

Springer, 2005. 442 p. ISBN 1852339276 (на английском языке)General Notation and Acronyms
Basic Tools and Techniques
The Universal Generating Function in Reliability Analysis of Binary Systems
Introduction to Multi-state Systems
Universal Generating Function in Analysis of Series-Parallel Multi-state System.
Universal Generating Function in Optimization of Series-Parallel Multi-state Systems
UGF in Analysis and Optimization of Special Types of Multi-state System
Universal Generating Function in Analysis and Optimization of Consecutively Connected Systems and Networks
Universal Generating Function in Analysis and Optimization of Fault-tolerant Software