DocumentCode
1338727
Title
Design of a Repairable Redundant Computer
Author
Teoste, Rein
Author_Institution
Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lexington, Mass.
Issue
5
fYear
1962
Firstpage
643
Lastpage
649
Abstract
The design of a repairable redundant computer is discussed using the Von Neumann multiplexing scheme. The general considerations, as well as the reasons for selecting this type of redundancy, are given. A reliability model of the redundant equipment is presented with resulting curves for estimating the reliability improvement and the additional cost of the redundant equipment. The mean time between failures of a typical redundant computer is shown to be several orders of magnitude greater than that of the nonredundant version of the same computer.
Keywords
Application software; Ash; Computer displays; Computer errors; Costs; Data flow computing; Joining processes; Redundancy; Switches; Switching circuits;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronic Computers, IRE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0367-9950
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TEC.1962.5219425
Filename
5219425
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