• DocumentCode
    1148900
  • Title

    The Reliability of Periodically Repaired n − I/n Parallel Redundant Systems

  • Author

    Cantarella, Robert G.

  • Author_Institution
    Burroughs Corporation, FSSG
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1983
  • fDate
    6/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    597
  • Lastpage
    598
  • Abstract
    The average failure rate of an n − 1/n parallel redundant system of n identical elements, each of which has a constant failure rate of λ, that is repaired every T hours can be approximated by the upper bound n(n − 1)λ2T/2. If λT < 1, the ratio of the upper bound to the actual average failure rate is less than or equal to I + (n −)λT/I − λT/2. These formulas provide a convenient method for predicting the reliability of such systems with a quantitative error bound.
  • Keywords
    Error correction; fault tolerance; parallel redundant systems; periodic repair; reliability; Error correction; Fault tolerant systems; Gold; Network address translation; Preventive maintenance; Reliability engineering; Upper bound; Error correction; fault tolerance; parallel redundant systems; periodic repair; reliability;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computers, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9340
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TC.1983.1676284
  • Filename
    1676284
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1148900