Title :
One solution for the non-determinism problem in the SCEPTRE 2 fault tolerance technique
Author :
Bestaoui, Soraya
Author_Institution :
Lab. de Autom., Nantes Univ., France
Abstract :
SCEPTRE 2 is a normative report on the basic mechanisms of the real-time executive kernels. No fault tolerance technique exists in its current version. So, in order to develop fault tolerant real time applications, redundancy management service must be provided. In this paper we present the difficulties we have found during the implementation of fault tolerance in SCEPTRE 2. These difficulties are principally due to the non determinism present in SCEPTRE 2. So our objective in this paper is to present the solution we propose for the resolution of this problem. Our approach to fault tolerance is based upon the replication of capsules on distinct sites. The adopted replication strategy is the semi-active redundancy
Keywords :
fault tolerant computing; formal specification; operating system kernels; real-time systems; Estelle specification; SCEPTRE 2; fault tolerance technique; fault tolerant real time applications; nondeterminism problem; real-time executive kernels; redundancy management service; replication strategy; semi-active redundancy; Environmental economics; Fault tolerance; Fault tolerant systems; Humans; Kernel; Operating systems; Organisms; Real time systems; Redundancy; Scheduling;
Conference_Titel :
Real-Time Systems, 1995. Proceedings., Seventh Euromicro Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Odense
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7112-2
DOI :
10.1109/EMWRTS.1995.514332