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QUESTION 1
A network router is composed of different electronic modules. Each module
has an average life time before failure called MTBF (Mean Time Before
Failure). If the failure rate is constant, the time to failure T (measured in
hours) for a given module is assumed to be modeled as an exponentially
distributed random variable with parameter .
1. Write down the PDF (Probability Density Function) and CDF (Cumulative
Distribution Function) of the random variable T.
2. Measurements show that for these modules, the probability that T
1
exceeds 10000 hours is e . Determine the value of . What is the unit
of ? What does represent?
3. What is the value of MTBF for these modules? (Indicate the unit of MTBF).
4. The probability that T is less than or equal to a certain value
Find the value of
5. If

T max

t0

t0

is 0.05.

(in hours) is the maximum life time of the module. In other

words, it is impossible for any module to stay operational for more than
T max
T max
. Does
exist? If yes, determine its value.

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