Computer-aided reliability analysis of fault-tolerant systems

We present an overview of the major problems inherent in reliability modelling of fault-tolerant systems. The problems faced while modelling such systems include the need to consider a very large state space, non-exponential distributions, error analysis, the need to perform a combined evaluation of performance and reliability, and the need to include the details of fault/error handling behaviour. Some of the proposed solutions are discussed and current tools (harp, save, deep and sharpe) to facilitate evaluation of such systems are described. References are provided to many of the important techniques utilized in reliability, availability, and performance modelling of such systems. © 1987 the Indian Academy of Sciences.

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Author Kishor S. Trivedi Electrical and Computer Engineering