Fault-Tolerant Design

2013
ISBN: 978-1-4939-0240-8
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 185 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 3168 g

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.

Zielgruppe

Upper undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dubrova, Elena

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Produktionstechnik Zuverlässigkeitstechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technische Zuverlässigkeit, Sicherheitstechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Konstruktionslehre und -technik
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Programmierung | Softwareentwicklung Software Engineering

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Fundamentals of Dependability.- Dependability Evaluation Techniques.- Hardware Redundancy.- Information Redundancy.- Time Redundancy.- Software Redundancy.- Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Elena Dubrova is a professor in the School of Information and Communication Technology at the Royal Institute of Technology in Kista, Sweden.