TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dubrova,Elena
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Fault-Tolerant Design
SN  - 9781461421139
AV  - TK7888.4 
U1  - 621.3815 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Springer New York, Imprint: Springer
KW  - Engineering
KW  - Computer software
KW  - Reusability
KW  - Electronics
KW  - Microelectronics
KW  - Electronic circuits
KW  - Circuits and Systems
KW  - Performance and Reliability
KW  - Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation
N1  - Introduction -- Fundamentals of Dependability -- Dependability Evaluation Techniques -- Hardware Redundancy -- Information Redundancy -- Time Redundancy -- Software Redundancy -- Conclusion
N2  - 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.   ·         Provides textbook coverage of the fundamental concepts of fault-tolerance; ·         Describes a variety of basic techniques for achieving fault-tolerance in electronic, communication and software systems; ·         Guides readers to develop skills in modeling and evaluating fault-tolerant architectures in terms of reliability, availability and safety; ·         Describes in detail sources of faults and means for their prevention and forecasting
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2113-9
ER  -