Fault Tolerance: Principles and Practice: 3 (Dependable Computing and Fault-Tolerant Systems) - Softcover

Lee, Peter A. A.; Anderson, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3709189926 ISBN 13: 9783709189924

Verlag: Springer, 2012

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Reseña del editor

The production of a new version of any book is a daunting task, as many authors will recognise. In the field of computer science, the task is made even more daunting by the speed with which the subject and its supporting technology move forward. Since the publication of the first edition of this book in 1981 much research has been conducted, and many papers have been written, on the subject of fault tolerance. Our aim then was to present for the first time the principles of fault tolerance together with current practice to illustrate those principles. We believe that the principles have (so far) stood the test of time and are as appropriate today as they were in 1981. Much work on the practical applications of fault tolerance has been undertaken, and techniques have been developed for ever more complex situations, such as those required for distributed systems. Nevertheless, the basic principles remain the same.

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This classic text on the fundamentals of fault tolerance computing systems design is being reprinted, with revisions and updated references, in the Springer Series "Dependable Computing and Fault-Tolerant Systems". The early chapters cover the basic concepts of system structure, reliability and fault tolerance, followed by an overview of an illustrative selection of the most significant fault tolerant computers and their architectures. Subsequent chapters explore in detail the range of techniques available for the constituent phases of fault tol- erance, namely: error detection, damage confinement and assessment, error recovery, fault treatment and continued service. The important, but often neglected, topic of software-fault tolerance (i.e. tolerating bugs in programs) is also covered extensively. For each topic, an in-depth discussion of principles is illuminated by numerous practical examples. The book concludes with suggestions for a methodical approach to the design of fault tolerant systems. An annotated bibliography is supplemented by an extensive list of key references.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Springer
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• ISBN 10: 3709189926
• ISBN 13: 9783709189924
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 340