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| fault tolerant computer system design: Reliability of Computer Systems and Networks Martin L. Shooman, 2003-04-08 With computers becoming embedded as controllers in everything from network servers to the routing of subway schedules to NASA missions, there is a critical need to ensure that systems continue to function even when a component fails. In this book, bestselling author Martin Shooman draws on his expertise in reliability engineering and software engineering to provide a complete and authoritative look at fault tolerant computing. He clearly explains all fundamentals, including how to use redundant elements in system design to ensure the reliability of computer systems and networks. Market: Systems and Networking Engineers, Computer Programmers, IT Professionals. |
| fault tolerant computer system design: Design And Analysis Of Reliable And Fault-tolerant Computer Systems Mostafa I Abd-el-barr, 2006-12-15 Covering both the theoretical and practical aspects of fault-tolerant mobile systems, and fault tolerance and analysis, this book tackles the current issues of reliability-based optimization of computer networks, fault-tolerant mobile systems, and fault tolerance and reliability of high speed and hierarchical networks.The book is divided into six parts to facilitate coverage of the material by course instructors and computer systems professionals. The sequence of chapters in each part ensures the gradual coverage of issues from the basics to the most recent developments. A useful set of references, including electronic sources, is listed at the end of each chapter./a |
| fault tolerant computer system design: Fault-Tolerant Systems Israel Koren, C. Mani Krishna, 2010-07-19 Fault-Tolerant Systems is the first book on fault tolerance design with a systems approach to both hardware and software. No other text on the market takes this approach, nor offers the comprehensive and up-to-date treatment that Koren and Krishna provide. This book incorporates case studies that highlight six different computer systems with fault-tolerance techniques implemented in their design. A complete ancillary package is available to lecturers, including online solutions manual for instructors and PowerPoint slides. Students, designers, and architects of high performance processors will value this comprehensive overview of the field. - The first book on fault tolerance design with a systems approach - Comprehensive coverage of both hardware and software fault tolerance, as well as information and time redundancy - Incorporated case studies highlight six different computer systems with fault-tolerance techniques implemented in their design - Available to lecturers is a complete ancillary package including online solutions manual for instructors and PowerPoint slides |
| fault tolerant computer system design: Fault-tolerant Computer System Design Dhiraj K. Pradhan, 1996 In the ten years since the publication of the first edition of this book, the field of fault-tolerant design has broadened in appeal, particularly with its emerging application in distributed computing. This new edition specifically deals with this dynamically changing computing environment, incorporating new topics such as fault-tolerance in multiprocessor and distributed systems. |
| fault tolerant computer system design: Design and Analysis of Fault-tolerant Digital Systems Barry W. Johnson, 1989 |
| fault tolerant computer system design: Fault-Tolerant Computing Systems Mario Dal Cin, Wolfgang Hohl, 2012-12-06 5th International GI/ITG/GMA Conference, Nürnberg, September 25-27, 1991. Proceedings |
| fault tolerant computer system design: Fault-Tolerant Design Elena Dubrova, 2013-03-15 This textbook serves as an introduction to fault-tolerance, intended for upper-division undergraduate students, graduate-level students and practicing engineers in need of an overview of the field. Readers will develop skills in modeling and evaluating fault-tolerant architectures in terms of reliability, availability and safety. They will gain a thorough understanding of fault tolerant computers, including both the theory of how to design and evaluate them and the practical knowledge of achieving fault-tolerance in electronic, communication and software systems. Coverage includes fault-tolerance techniques through hardware, software, information and time redundancy. The content is designed to be highly accessible, including numerous examples and exercises. Solutions and powerpoint slides are available for instructors. |
| fault tolerant computer system design: Fault Tolerant Computer Architecture Daniel Sorin, 2022-05-31 For many years, most computer architects have pursued one primary goal: performance. Architects have translated the ever-increasing abundance of ever-faster transistors provided by Moore's law into remarkable increases in performance. Recently, however, the bounty provided by Moore's law has been accompanied by several challenges that have arisen as devices have become smaller, including a decrease in dependability due to physical faults. In this book, we focus on the dependability challenge and the fault tolerance solutions that architects are developing to overcome it. The two main purposes of this book are to explore the key ideas in fault-tolerant computer architecture and to present the current state-of-the-art - over approximately the past 10 years - in academia and industry. Table of Contents: Introduction / Error Detection / Error Recovery / Diagnosis / Self-Repair / The Future |
| fault tolerant computer system design: Fault-tolerant Control Systems Hassan Noura, Didier Theilliol, Jean-Christophe Ponsart, Abbas Chamseddine, 2009-07-30 The seriesAdvancesinIndustrialControl aims to report and encourage te- nologytransfer in controlengineering. The rapid development of controlte- nology has an impact on all areas of the control discipline. New theory, new controllers, actuators, sensors, new industrial processes, computer methods, new applications, new philosophies. . . , new challenges. Much of this devel- ment work resides in industrial reports, feasibility study papers, and the - ports of advanced collaborative projects. The series o?ers an opportunity for researchers to present an extended exposition of such new work in all aspects of industrial control for wider and rapid dissemination. Control system design and technology continues to develop in many d- ferent directions. One theme that the Advances in Industrial Control series is following is the application of nonlinear control design methods, and the series has some interesting new commissions in progress. However, another theme of interest is how to endow the industrial controller with the ability to overcome faults and process degradation. Fault detection and isolation is a broad ?eld with a research literature spanning several decades. This topic deals with three questions: • How is the presence of a fault detected? • What is the cause of the fault? • Where is it located? However, there has been less focus on the question of how to use the control system to accommodate and overcome the performance deterioration caused by the identi?ed sensor or actuator fault. |
| fault tolerant computer system design: Fault-tolerant Computer System Design Dhiraj K. Pradhan, 1996 |
| fault tolerant computer system design: Patterns for Fault Tolerant Software Robert S. Hanmer, 2013-07-12 Software patterns have revolutionized the way developer’s and architects think about how software is designed, built and documented. This new title in Wiley’s prestigious Series in Software Design Patterns presents proven techniques to achieve patterns for fault tolerant software. This is a key reference for experts seeking to select a technique appropriate for a given system. Readers are guided from concepts and terminology, through common principles and methods, to advanced techniques and practices in the development of software systems. References will provide access points to the key literature, including descriptions of exemplar applications of each technique. Organized into a collection of software techniques, specific techniques can be easily found with sufficient detail to allow appropriate choices for the system being designed. |
| fault tolerant computer system design: Fault-Tolerant Systems Israel Koren, C. Mani Krishna, 2020-09-01 Fault-Tolerant Systems, Second Edition, is the first book on fault tolerance design utilizing a systems approach to both hardware and software. No other text takes this approach or offers the comprehensive and up-to-date treatment that Koren and Krishna provide. The book comprehensively covers the design of fault-tolerant hardware and software, use of fault-tolerance techniques to improve manufacturing yields, and design and analysis of networks. Incorporating case studies that highlight more than ten different computer systems with fault-tolerance techniques implemented in their design, the book includes critical material on methods to protect against threats to encryption subsystems used for security purposes. The text's updated content will help students and practitioners in electrical and computer engineering and computer science learn how to design reliable computing systems, and how to analyze fault-tolerant computing systems. - Delivers the first book on fault tolerance design with a systems approach - Offers comprehensive coverage of both hardware and software fault tolerance, as well as information and time redundancy - Features fully updated content plus new chapters on failure mechanisms and fault-tolerance in cyber-physical systems - Provides a complete ancillary package, including an on-line solutions manual for instructors and PowerPoint slides |
| fault tolerant computer system design: Software Design for Resilient Computer Systems Igor Schagaev, Eugene Zouev, Kaegi Thomas, 2019-07-09 This book addresses the question of how system software should be designed to account for faults, and which fault tolerance features it should provide for highest reliability. With this second edition of Software Design for Resilient Computer Systems the book is thoroughly updated to contain the newest advice regarding software resilience. With additional chapters on computer system performance and system resilience, as well as online resources, the new edition is ideal for researchers and industry professionals. The authors first show how the system software interacts with the hardware to tolerate faults. They analyze and further develop the theory of fault tolerance to understand the different ways to increase the reliability of a system, with special attention on the role of system software in this process. They further develop the general algorithm of fault tolerance (GAFT) with its three main processes: hardware checking, preparation for recovery, and the recovery procedure. For each of the three processes, they analyze the requirements and properties theoretically and give possible implementation scenarios and system software support required. Based on the theoretical results, the authors derive an Oberon-based programming language with direct support of the three processes of GAFT. In the last part of this book, they introduce a simulator, using it as a proof of concept implementation of a novel fault tolerant processor architecture (ERRIC) and its newly developed runtime system feature-wise and performance-wise. Due to the wide reaching nature of the content, this book applies to a host of industries and research areas, including military, aviation, intensive health care, industrial control, and space exploration. |
| fault tolerant computer system design: Software-Implemented Hardware Fault Tolerance Olga Goloubeva, Maurizio Rebaudengo, Matteo Sonza Reorda, Massimo Violante, 2006-09-19 Software-Implemented Hardware Fault Tolerance addresses the innovative topic of software-implemented hardware fault tolerance (SIHFT), i.e., how to deal with faults affecting the hardware by only (or mainly) acting on the software. The first SIHFT techniques were proposed and adopted several decades ago, but they have been the object of new interest in the past few years, mainly due to the need for developing low-cost safety-critical computer-based applications in fields such as automotive, biomedics, and telecommunications. Therefore, several new approaches to detect, and when possible correct, transient and permanent faults in the hardware have been recently proposed. These approaches are innovative (with respect to those proposed in the past) since they are of higher applicability (often starting from the source-level code of an application) and generality, being capable of coping with many different fault types. The book presents the theory behind software-implemented hardware fault tolerance, as well as the practical aspects related to put it at work on real examples. By evaluating accurately the advantages and disadvantages of the already available approaches, the book provides a guide to developers willing to adopt software-implemented hardware fault tolerance in their applications. Moreover, the book identifies open issues for researchers willing to improve the already available techniques. |
| fault tolerant computer system design: Distributed System Design Jie Wu, 2017-12-14 Future requirements for computing speed, system reliability, and cost-effectiveness entail the development of alternative computers to replace the traditional von Neumann organization. As computing networks come into being, one of the latest dreams is now possible - distributed computing. Distributed computing brings transparent access to as much computer power and data as the user needs for accomplishing any given task - simultaneously achieving high performance and reliability. The subject of distributed computing is diverse, and many researchers are investigating various issues concerning the structure of hardware and the design of distributed software. Distributed System Design defines a distributed system as one that looks to its users like an ordinary system, but runs on a set of autonomous processing elements (PEs) where each PE has a separate physical memory space and the message transmission delay is not negligible. With close cooperation among these PEs, the system supports an arbitrary number of processes and dynamic extensions. Distributed System Design outlines the main motivations for building a distributed system, including: inherently distributed applications performance/cost resource sharing flexibility and extendibility availability and fault tolerance scalability Presenting basic concepts, problems, and possible solutions, this reference serves graduate students in distributed system design as well as computer professionals analyzing and designing distributed/open/parallel systems. Chapters discuss: the scope of distributed computing systems general distributed programming languages and a CSP-like distributed control description language (DCDL) expressing parallelism, interprocess communication and synchronization, and fault-tolerant design two approaches describing a distributed system: the time-space view and the interleaving view mutual exclusion and related issues, including election, bidding, and self-stabilization prevention and detection of deadlock reliability, safety, and security as well as various methods of handling node, communication, Byzantine, and software faults efficient interprocessor communication mechanisms as well as these mechanisms without specific constraints, such as adaptiveness, deadlock-freedom, and fault-tolerance virtual channels and virtual networks load distribution problems synchronization of access to shared data while supporting a high degree of concurrency |
| fault tolerant computer system design: Fault Tolerance in Distributed Systems Pankaj Jalote, 1994 Fault tolerance is an approach by which reliability of a computer system can be increased beyond what can be achieved by traditional methods. Comprehensive and self-contained, this book explores the information available on software supported fault tolerance techniques, with a focus on fault tolerance in distributed systems. |
| fault tolerant computer system design: Reliable Computer Systems Daniel Siewiorek, Robert Swarz, 2014-06-28 Enhance your hardware/software reliability Enhancement of system reliability has been a major concern of computer users and designers ¦ and this major revision of the 1982 classic meets users' continuing need for practical information on this pressing topic. Included are case studies of reliable systems from manufacturers such as Tandem, Stratus, IBM, and Digital, as well as coverage of special systems such as the Galileo Orbiter fault protection system and AT&T telephone switching processors. |
| fault tolerant computer system design: The Evolution of Fault-Tolerant Computing A. Avizienis, H. Kopetz, J.C. Laprie, 2012-12-06 For the editors of this book, as well as for many other researchers in the area of fault-tolerant computing, Dr. William Caswell Carter is one of the key figures in the formation and development of this important field. We felt that the IFIP Working Group 10.4 at Baden, Austria, in June 1986, which coincided with an important step in Bill's career, was an appropriate occasion to honor Bill's contributions and achievements by organizing a one day Symposium on the Evolution of Fault-Tolerant Computing in the honor of William C. Carter. The Symposium, held on June 30, 1986, brought together a group of eminent scientists from all over the world to discuss the evolu tion, the state of the art, and the future perspectives of the field of fault-tolerant computing. Historic developments in academia and industry were presented by individuals who themselves have actively been involved in bringing them about. The Symposium proved to be a unique historic event and these Proceedings, which contain the final versions of the papers presented at Baden, are an authentic reference document. |
| fault tolerant computer system design: Fault Tolerant Computer Architecture Daniel Sorin, 2009-07-08 For many years, most computer architects have pursued one primary goal: performance. Architects have translated the ever-increasing abundance of ever-faster transistors provided by Moore's law into remarkable increases in performance. Recently, however, the bounty provided by Moore's law has been accompanied by several challenges that have arisen as devices have become smaller, including a decrease in dependability due to physical faults. In this book, we focus on the dependability challenge and the fault tolerance solutions that architects are developing to overcome it. The two main purposes of this book are to explore the key ideas in fault-tolerant computer architecture and to present the current state-of-the-art - over approximately the past 10 years - in academia and industry. Table of Contents: Introduction / Error Detection / Error Recovery / Diagnosis / Self-Repair / The Future |
| fault tolerant computer system design: Dependable Computing for Critical Applications Algirdas Avizienis, Jean-Claude Laprie, 2012-12-06 The International Working Conference on Dependable Computing for Critical Applications was the first conference organized by IFIP Working Group 10. 4 Dependable Computing and Fault Tolerance, in cooperation with the Technical Committee on Fault-Tolerant Computing of the IEEE Computer Society, and the Technical Committee 7 on Systems Reliability, Safety and Security of EWlCS. The rationale for the Working Conference is best expressed by the aims of WG 10. 4: Increasingly, individuals and organizations are developing or procuring sophisticated computing systems on whose services they need to place great reliance. In differing circumstances, the focus will be on differing properties of such services - e. g. continuity, performance, real-time response, ability to avoid catastrophic failures, prevention of deliberate privacy intrusions. The notion of dependability, defined as that property of a computing system which allows reliance to be justifiably placed on the service it delivers, enables these various concerns to be subsumed within a single conceptual framework. Dependability thus includes as special cases such attributes as reliability, availability, safety, security. The Working Group is aimed at identifying and integrating approaches, methods and techniques for specifying, designing, building, assessing, validating, operating and maintaining computer systems which should exhibit some or all of these attributes. The concept of WG 10. 4 was formulated during the IFIP Working Conference on Reliable Computing and Fault Tolerance on September 27-29, 1979 in London, England, held in conjunction with the Europ-IFIP 79 Conference. Profs A. Avi~ienis (UCLA, Los Angeles, USA) and A. |
| fault tolerant computer system design: Fehlertolerierende Rechensysteme / Fault-tolerant Computing Systems Winfried Görke, Holger Sörensen, 1989-09-06 Dieses Buch enthält die Beiträge der 4. GI/ITG/GMA-Fachtagung über Fehlertolerierende Rechensysteme, die im September 1989 in einer Reihe von Tagungen in München 1982, Bonn 1984 sowie Bremerhaven 1987 veranstaltet wurde. Die 31 Beiträge, darunter 4 eingeladene, sind teils in deutscher, überwiegend aber in englischer Sprache verfaßt. Insgesamt wird durch diese Beiträge die Entwicklung der Konzeption und Implementierung fehlertoleranter Systeme in den letzten zwei Jahren vor allem in Europa dokumentiert. Sämtliche Beiträge berichten über neue Forschungs- oder Entwicklungsergebnisse. |
| fault tolerant computer system design: Dependable Embedded Systems Jörg Henkel, Nikil Dutt, 2020-12-09 This Open Access book introduces readers to many new techniques for enhancing and optimizing reliability in embedded systems, which have emerged particularly within the last five years. This book introduces the most prominent reliability concerns from today’s points of view and roughly recapitulates the progress in the community so far. Unlike other books that focus on a single abstraction level such circuit level or system level alone, the focus of this book is to deal with the different reliability challenges across different levels starting from the physical level all the way to the system level (cross-layer approaches). The book aims at demonstrating how new hardware/software co-design solution can be proposed to ef-fectively mitigate reliability degradation such as transistor aging, processor variation, temperature effects, soft errors, etc. Provides readers with latest insights into novel, cross-layer methods and models with respect to dependability of embedded systems; Describes cross-layer approaches that can leverage reliability through techniques that are pro-actively designed with respect to techniques at other layers; Explains run-time adaptation and concepts/means of self-organization, in order to achieve error resiliency in complex, future many core systems. |
| fault tolerant computer system design: Fault-tolerant Computing Dhiraj K. Pradhan, 1986 Fault-tolerant computing has evolved into a broad discipline, one that encompasses all aspects of reliable computer design. Diverse areas of fault-tolerant study range from failure mechanisms in integrated circuits to the design of robust software. Fault-tolerant computing is driven by a number of key factors, including ultra-high reliability, reduced life-cycle costs, and long-life applications. This book is intended to be both introductory and suitable for advanced-level graduates. Chapters can be selected in various combinations to provide courses with different orientations. |
| fault tolerant computer system design: Reliability in Computer System Design Balbir S. Dhillon, 1987 This volume covers wide areas of interest such as life cycle costing, microcomputers, common-cause failures and space computers. Every effort is made to present difficult material with the aid of an example along with its solution. The material covered is summarized at the end of each chapter. The information is written in a format that allows readers to learn and better understand the philosophy of reliability in computer system design. At the same time, it tests their comprehension through listed exercises. |
| fault tolerant computer system design: Software Fault Tolerance Techniques and Implementation Laura L. Pullum, 2001 Look to this innovative resource for the most comprehensive coverage of software fault tolerance techniques available in a single volume. It offers you a thorough understanding of the operation of critical software fault tolerance techniques and guides you through their design, operation and performance. You get an in-depth discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of specific techniques, so you can decide which ones are best suited for your work. The book examines key programming techniques such as assertions, checkpointing, and atomic actions, and provides design tips and models to assist in the development of critical fault tolerant software that helps ensure dependable performance. From software reliability, recovery, and redundancy... to design and data diverse software fault tolerance techniques, this practical reference provides detailed insight into techniques that can improve the overall dependability of your software. |
| fault tolerant computer system design: Fehlertolerierende Rechensysteme / Fault-tolerant Computing Systems Winfried Görke, Holger Sörensen, 2012-12-06 Dieses Buch enthält die Beiträge der 4. GI/ITG/GMA-Fachtagung über Fehlertolerierende Rechensysteme, die im September 1989 in einer Reihe von Tagungen in München 1982, Bonn 1984 sowie Bremerhaven 1987 veranstaltet wurde. Die 31 Beiträge, darunter 4 eingeladene, sind teils in deutscher, überwiegend aber in englischer Sprache verfa€t. Insgesamt wird durch diese Beiträge die Entwicklung der Konzeption und Implementierung fehlertoleranter Systeme in den letzten zwei Jahren vor allem in Europa dokumentiert. Sämtliche Beiträge berichten über neue Forschungs- oder Entwicklungsergebnisse. |
| fault tolerant computer system design: Fault-Tolerant Message-Passing Distributed Systems Michel Raynal, 2018-09-08 This book presents the most important fault-tolerant distributed programming abstractions and their associated distributed algorithms, in particular in terms of reliable communication and agreement, which lie at the heart of nearly all distributed applications. These programming abstractions, distributed objects or services, allow software designers and programmers to cope with asynchrony and the most important types of failures such as process crashes, message losses, and malicious behaviors of computing entities, widely known under the term Byzantine fault-tolerance. The author introduces these notions in an incremental manner, starting from a clear specification, followed by algorithms which are first described intuitively and then proved correct. The book also presents impossibility results in classic distributed computing models, along with strategies, mainly failure detectors and randomization, that allow us to enrich these models. In this sense, the book constitutes an introduction to the science of distributed computing, with applications in all domains of distributed systems, such as cloud computing and blockchains. Each chapter comes with exercises and bibliographic notes to help the reader approach, understand, and master the fascinating field of fault-tolerant distributed computing. |
| fault tolerant computer system design: Introduction To Quantum Computation And Information Adriano Barenco, Andrew M Steane, Timothy P Spiller, Daniel Rohrlich, John Preskill, Sandu Popescu, Hoi-kwong Lo, Richard Jozsa, Isaac L Chuang, Charles H Bennett, Hugo Zbinden, 1998-10-15 This book aims to provide a pedagogical introduction to the subjects of quantum information and quantum computation. Topics include non-locality of quantum mechanics, quantum computation, quantum cryptography, quantum error correction, fault-tolerant quantum computation as well as some experimental aspects of quantum computation and quantum cryptography. Only knowledge of basic quantum mechanics is assumed. Whenever more advanced concepts and techniques are used, they are introduced carefully. This book is meant to be a self-contained overview. While basic concepts are discussed in detail, unnecessary technical details are excluded. It is well-suited for a wide audience ranging from physics graduate students to advanced researchers.This book is based on a lecture series held at Hewlett-Packard Labs, Basic Research Institute in the Mathematical Sciences (BRIMS), Bristol from November 1996 to April 1997, and also includes other contributions. |
| fault tolerant computer system design: Application-layer Fault-tolerance Protocols Vincenzo De Florio, 2009 This book increases awareness of the need for application-level fault-tolerance (ALFT) through introduction of problems and qualitative analysis of solutions--Provided by publisher. |
| fault tolerant computer system design: Formal Techniques in Real-Time and Fault-Tolerant Systems Jan Vytopil, 2012-12-06 Formal Techniques in Real-Time and Fault-Tolerant Systems focuses on the state of the art in formal specification, development and verification of fault-tolerant computing systems. The term `fault-tolerance' refers to a system having properties which enable it to deliver its specified function despite (certain) faults of its subsystem. Fault-tolerance is achieved by adding extra hardware and/or software which corrects the effects of faults. In this sense, a system can be called fault-tolerant if it can be proved that the resulting (extended) system under some model of reliability meets the reliability requirements. The main theme of Formal Techniques in Real-Time and Fault-Tolerant Systems can be formulated as follows: how do the specification, development and verification of conventional and fault-tolerant systems differ? How do the notations, methodology and tools used in design and development of fault-tolerant and conventional systems differ? Formal Techniques in Real-Time and Fault-Tolerant Systems is divided into two parts. The chapters in Part One set the stage for what follows by defining the basic notions and practices of the field of design and specification of fault-tolerant systems. The chapters in Part Two represent the `how-to' section, containing examples of the use of formal methods in specification and development of fault-tolerant systems. The book serves as an excellent reference for researchers in both academia and industry, and may be used as a text for advanced courses on the subject. |
| fault tolerant computer system design: Proceedings of Fifth International Conference on Soft Computing for Problem Solving Millie Pant, Kusum Deep, Jagdish Chand Bansal, Atulya Nagar, Kedar Nath Das, 2016-04-20 The proceedings of SocProS 2015 will serve as an academic bonanza for scientists and researchers working in the field of Soft Computing. This book contains theoretical as well as practical aspects using fuzzy logic, neural networks, evolutionary algorithms, swarm intelligence algorithms, etc., with many applications under the umbrella of ‘Soft Computing’. The book will be beneficial for young as well as experienced researchers dealing across complex and intricate real world problems for which finding a solution by traditional methods is a difficult task. The different application areas covered in the proceedings are: Image Processing, Cryptanalysis, Industrial Optimization, Supply Chain Management, Newly Proposed Nature Inspired Algorithms, Signal Processing, Problems related to Medical and Health Care, Networking Optimization Problems, etc. |
| fault tolerant computer system design: Design of Dependable Computing Systems J.C. Geffroy, G. Motet, 2013-03-09 This book analyzes the causes of failures in computing systems, their consequences, as weIl as the existing solutions to manage them. The domain is tackled in a progressive and educational manner with two objectives: 1. The mastering of the basics of dependability domain at system level, that is to say independently ofthe technology used (hardware or software) and of the domain of application. 2. The understanding of the fundamental techniques available to prevent, to remove, to tolerate, and to forecast faults in hardware and software technologies. The first objective leads to the presentation of the general problem, the fault models and degradation mechanisms wh ich are at the origin of the failures, and finally the methods and techniques which permit the faults to be prevented, removed or tolerated. This study concerns logical systems in general, independently of the hardware and software technologies put in place. This knowledge is indispensable for two reasons: • A large part of a product' s development is independent of the technological means (expression of requirements, specification and most of the design stage). Very often, the development team does not possess this basic knowledge; hence, the dependability requirements are considered uniquely during the technological implementation. Such an approach is expensive and inefficient. Indeed, the removal of a preliminary design fault can be very difficult (if possible) if this fault is detected during the product's final testing. |
| fault tolerant computer system design: Computer Systems for Process Control Reinhold Güth, 2012-12-06 The Brown Boveri Symposia are by now part of a firm!ly established tradition. This is the ninth event in a series which was initiated shortly after Corporate Research was created as a separate entity within our Company; the Symposia are held every other year. The themes to date have been: 1969 Flow Research on Blading 1971 Real-Time Control of Electric Power Systems 1973 High-Temperature Materials in Gas Turbines 1975 Nonemissive Electrooptic Displays 1977 Current Interruption in High-Voltage Networks 1979 Surges in High-Voltage Networks 1981 Semiconductor Devices for Power Conditionling 1983 Corrosion in Power Generating Equipment 1985 Computer Systems for Process Control Why have we chosen these topics? At the outset we established certain selection criteria; we felt that a subject for a symposium should fulfill the following three requirements: It should characterize a part of a thoroughly scientific discipline; in other words it should describe an area of scholarly study and research. r - It should be of current interest in the sense that important results have recently been obtained and considerable research effort is presently underway in the international scientific community. - It should bear some relation to the scientific and technological activity of our Company. Let us look at the requirement current interest: Some of the topics on the list above have been the subject of research for several decades, some even from the - v vi FOREWORD ginning of the century. |
| fault tolerant computer system design: Agent-Based Service-Oriented Computing Nathan Griffiths, Kuo-Ming Chao, 2010-01-22 Service-Oriented Computing (SOC) allows software development time to be shortened by the composition of existing services across the Internet. Further exploitation of this revolutionary trend is feasible through automation, thanks to the use of software agents and techniques from distributed artificial intelligence. This book provides an overview of the related technologies and insight into state-of-the art research results in the field. The topics discussed cover the various stages in the life cycle of service-oriented software development using agent technologies to automate the development process and to manage services in a dynamic environment. The book presents both academic research results and the latest developments from industry. Researchers from academia and industry, as well as postgraduates, will find this cutting-edge volume indispensable in order to gain understanding of the issues associated with agent-based service-oriented computing along with recent, and likely future technology trends. |
| fault tolerant computer system design: Fehlertolerierende Rechensysteme / Fault-Tolerant Computing Systems Fevzi Belli, Winfried Görke, 2012-12-06 Dieser Band enthält die 38 Beiträge der 3. GI/ITG/GMA-Fachtagung über Fehlertolerierende Rechensysteme. Unter den 10 aus dem Ausland eingegangenen Beiträgen sind 4 eingeladene Vorträge. Insgesamt dokumentiert dieser Tagungsband die Entwicklung der Konzeption und Implementierung fehlertoleranter Systeme in den letzten drei Jahren vor allem in Europa. Sämtliche Beiträge sind neue Forschungs- oder Entwicklungsergebnisse, die vom Programmausschuß der Tagung aus 70 eingereichten Beiträgen ausgewählt wurden. |
| fault tolerant computer system design: Advanced Intelligent Computing Theories and Applications De-Shuang Huang, Donald C. Wunsch, Daniel S. Levine, Kang-Hyun Jo, 2008-09-08 The International Conference on Intelligent Computing (ICIC) was formed to p- vide an annual forum dedicated to the emerging and challenging topics in artificial intelligence, machine learning, bioinformatics, and computational biology, etc. It aims to bring together researchers and practitioners from both academia and ind- try to share ideas, problems and solutions related to the multifaceted aspects of intelligent computing. ICIC 2008, held in Shanghai, China, September 15–18, 2008, constituted the 4th International Conference on Intelligent Computing. It built upon the success of ICIC 2007, ICIC 2006 and ICIC 2005 held in Qingdao, Kunming and Hefei, China, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. This year, the conference concentrated mainly on the theories and methodologies as well as the emerging applications of intelligent computing. Its aim was to unify the picture of contemporary intelligent computing techniques as an integral concept that highlights the trends in advanced computational intelligence and bridges theoretical research with applications. Therefore, the theme for this conference was “Emerging Intelligent Computing Technology and Applications”. Papers focusing on this theme were solicited, addressing theories, methodologies, and applications in science and technology. |
| fault tolerant computer system design: Dependable Computing Systems Hassan B. Diab, Albert Y. Zomaya, 2005-10-05 A team of recognized experts leads the way to dependable computing systems With computers and networks pervading every aspect of daily life, there is an ever-growing demand for dependability. In this unique resource, researchers and organizations will find the tools needed to identify and engage state-of-the-art approaches used for the specification, design, and assessment of dependable computer systems. The first part of the book addresses models and paradigms of dependable computing, and the second part deals with enabling technologies and applications. Tough issues in creating dependable computing systems are also tackled, including: * Verification techniques * Model-based evaluation * Adjudication and data fusion * Robust communications primitives * Fault tolerance * Middleware * Grid security * Dependability in IBM mainframes * Embedded software * Real-time systems Each chapter of this contributed work has been authored by a recognized expert. This is an excellent textbook for graduate and advanced undergraduate students in electrical engineering, computer engineering, and computer science, as well as a must-have reference that will help engineers, programmers, and technologists develop systems that are secure and reliable. |
| fault tolerant computer system design: Reliable Computer Systems Daniel P. Siewiorek, Robert S. Swarz, 1998-12-15 This classic reference work is a comprehensive guide to the design, evaluation, and use of reliable computer systems. It includes case studies of reliable systems from manufacturers, such as Tandem, Stratus, IBM, and Digital. It covers special systems such as the Galileo Orbiter fault protection system and AT&T telephone switching system processors |
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fault - a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his …
Fault Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
FAULT meaning: 1 : a bad quality or part of someone's character a weakness in character; 2 : a problem or bad part that prevents something from being perfect a flaw or defect
FAULT definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary
A fault is a mistake in what someone is doing or in what they have done. It is a big fault to think that you can learn how to manage people in business school. A fault in someone or something …
fault noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes ...
Definition of fault noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [uncountable] the responsibility for something wrong that has happened or been done. Why should I say sorry …
Fault - Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Etymology - Better Words
It denotes a failure to meet expected standards or fulfill obligations. Fault can also refer to responsibility or blame assigned to someone for a particular action or outcome. It implies a …
fault - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
May 23, 2025 · Compare French faute (“fault, foul”), Portuguese falta (“lack, shortage”) and Spanish falta (“lack, absence”). More at fail, false. fault (plural faults) (typically uncountable) …
What is a fault and what are the different types?
What is a fault and what are the different types? A fault is a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock. Faults allow the blocks to move relative to each other. This movement may …
Fault - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
A fault is an error caused by ignorance, bad judgment or inattention. If you're a passenger, it might be your fault that your friend missed the exit, if you were supposed to be watching for it, …
FAULT Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of FAULT is weakness, failing; especially : a moral weakness less serious than a vice. How to use fault in a sentence.
FAULT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
FAULT definition: 1. a mistake, especially something for which you are to blame: 2. a weakness in a person's…. Learn more.
Fault - definition of fault by The Free Dictionary
fault - a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his …
Fault Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
FAULT meaning: 1 : a bad quality or part of someone's character a weakness in character; 2 : a problem or bad part that prevents something from being perfect a flaw or defect
FAULT definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary
A fault is a mistake in what someone is doing or in what they have done. It is a big fault to think that you can learn how to manage people in business school. A fault in someone or something …
fault noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes ...
Definition of fault noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [uncountable] the responsibility for something wrong that has happened or been done. Why should I say sorry …
Fault - Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Etymology - Better Words
It denotes a failure to meet expected standards or fulfill obligations. Fault can also refer to responsibility or blame assigned to someone for a particular action or outcome. It implies a …
fault - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
May 23, 2025 · Compare French faute (“fault, foul”), Portuguese falta (“lack, shortage”) and Spanish falta (“lack, absence”). More at fail, false. fault (plural faults) (typically uncountable) …
What is a fault and what are the different types?
What is a fault and what are the different types? A fault is a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock. Faults allow the blocks to move relative to each other. This movement may …
Fault - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
A fault is an error caused by ignorance, bad judgment or inattention. If you're a passenger, it might be your fault that your friend missed the exit, if you were supposed to be watching for it, …
