\input zb-basic \input zb-ioport \iteman{io-port 04101105} \itemau{Bermond, J.-C.; Homobono, N.; Peyrat, C.} \itemti{Large fault-tolerant interconnection networks.} \itemso{Graphs Comb. 5, No.2, 107-123 (1989).} \itemab Summary: This paper deals with reliability and fault-tolerant properties of networks. We first survey general reliability properties of networks, in particular those concerning diameter vulnerability. Then we study in details reliability properties of some families of networks in particular de Bruijn and Kautz networks and their generalizations which appear as very good fault-tolerant networks. \itemrv{~} \itemcc{} \itemut{reliability; fault-tolerant properties of networks; diameter vulnerability; de Bruijn and Kautz networks} \itemli{doi:10.1007/BF01788663} \end