Title :
On the Implementation and Use of Ada on Fault-Tolerant Distributed Systems
Author :
Knight, John C. ; Urquhart, John I A
Author_Institution :
Department of Computer Science, University of Virginia
fDate :
5/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this paper, we discuss the use of Ada® on distributed systems in which failure of processors has to be tolerated. We assume that tasks are the primary object of distribution, and that communication between tasks on separate processors will take place using the facilities of the Ada language. It would be possible to build a separate set of facilities for communication between processors, and to treat the software on each machine as a separate program. This is unnecessary and undesirable. In addition, the Ada language Reference Manual states specifically that a system consisting of communicating processors with private memories is suitable for executing an Ada program.
Keywords :
Ada; distributed systems; fault tolerance; highly reliable systems; tolerance of processor failure; Actuators; Aerospace electronics; Application software; Computer displays; Costs; Embedded software; Fault tolerant systems; Hardware; Microprocessors; Protocols; Ada; distributed systems; fault tolerance; highly reliable systems; tolerance of processor failure;
Journal_Title :
Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TSE.1987.233200