Title :
Upgrading real-time control software in the field
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
fDate :
7/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The new millennium heralds the convergence between computing, communication, and the intelligent control of our physical environments. Embedded systems often have a long life cycle. This paper reviews our research group´s work on how to upgrade embedded control systems without shutting them down, and how to protect the system from bugs and attacks that could be introduced by software upgrades.
Keywords :
embedded systems; fault tolerant computing; security of data; software reliability; embedded control systems; intelligent control; recoverable region; reliable upgrade; secured upgrade; security; software upgrades; Application software; Communication system control; Control systems; Embedded software; Embedded system; FAA; Physics computing; Protection; Software reliability; Software systems;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/JPROC.2003.814611
