Overview
- Provides textbook coverage of the fundamental concepts of fault-tolerance
- Describes a variety of basic techniques for achieving fault-tolerance in electronic, communication and software systems
- Guides readers to develop skills in modeling and evaluating fault-tolerant architectures in terms of reliability, availability and safety
- Describes in detail sources of faults and means for their prevention and forecasting
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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This textbook serves as an introduction to fault-tolerance, intended for upper-division undergraduate students, graduate-level students and practicing engineers in need of an overview of the field. Readers will develop skills in modeling and evaluating fault-tolerant architectures in terms of reliability, availability and safety. They will gain a thorough understanding of fault tolerant computers, including both the theory of how to design and evaluate them and the practical knowledge of achieving fault-tolerance in electronic, communication and software systems. Coverage includes fault-tolerance techniques through hardware, software, information and time redundancy. The content is designed to be highly accessible, including numerous examples and exercises. Solutions and powerpoint slides are available for instructors.
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About the author
Elena Dubrova is a professor in the School of Information and Communication Technology at the Royal Institute of Technology in Kista, Sweden.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Fault-Tolerant Design
Authors: Elena Dubrova
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2113-9
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-2112-2Published: 14 March 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-0240-8Published: 08 April 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-2113-9Published: 15 March 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 185
Topics: Circuits and Systems, Performance and Reliability, Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation