Title :
Calculation of Coverage Parameter
Author :
Amer, Hassanein H. ; McCluskey, Edward J.
Author_Institution :
Center for Reliable Computing; Palo Alto, Computer Systems Lab; ERL 460; Stanford University; Stanford, California 94305 USA.
fDate :
6/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Programs for calculating the reliability of fault-tolerant systems do not explicitly take into account the effect of faults in the hardware recovery mechanism. This paper shows via an example how to incorporate these failures into the fault-handling (coverage) model of CARE III. A simple fault-tolerant system is described. The required coverage parameters are determined and the reliability is calculated using the models in CARE III.
Keywords :
Computer errors; Detectors; Failure analysis; Fault tolerant systems; Flip-flops; Frequency; Hardware; Predictive models; Probability; Switches; CARE III; Coverage; Fault-handling model; Fault-tolerant system;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1987.5222338
