TIME SLOT DETERMINATION

In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a priority is determined for each element in a plurality of elements connected to a network. The plurality of elements may include a source element, a destination element and a first element selected for downtime. A reliability index is determined for each element in the plurality of elements and a plurality of alternate paths between the source element and destination element are determined, each alternate path including a corresponding plurality of elements. For each alternate path in the plurality, a total utilization of the corresponding plurality of elements of the alternate path may be determined for each of a plurality of time slots and a best time slot to be used as a time period for the downtime of the first element may be determined based on the total utilizations.