Fault-Tolerant Design

Dubrova, Elena

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.

Details

Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2015-04-08

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781493902408

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-2113-9

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 185