• DocumentCode
    893042
  • Title

    An Approximation Formula for a Class of Fault-Tolerant Computers

  • Author

    White, Allan L.

  • Author_Institution
    PRC Kentron Inc., Hampton
  • Volume
    35
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1986
  • fDate
    4/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    99
  • Lastpage
    101
  • Abstract
    An approximation formula is derived for the probability of failure for fault-tolerant process-control computers. These computers use redundancy and reconfiguration to achieve high reliability. Finite-state Markov models capture the dynamic behavior of component failure and system recovery, and the approximation formula permits an estimation of system reliability by an easy examination of the model.
  • Keywords
    Failure analysis; Fault tolerance; Fault tolerant systems; Maintenance; Partial response channels; Probability; Reconfigurable architectures; Redundancy; Reliability theory; System recovery;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9529
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TR.1986.4335363
  • Filename
    4335363
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=893042