Title :
An Approximation Formula for a Class of Fault-Tolerant Computers
Author_Institution :
PRC Kentron Inc., Hampton
fDate :
4/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1986.4335363
