An Infrastructure for Enabling Dynamic Fault Tolerance in Highly-Reliable Adaptive Distributed Embedded Systems Based
Alberto Ballesteros1, Manuel Barranco1, Julián Proenza1
1Departament de Matemàtiques i Informàtica, Universitat Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|September 23, 2022
Summary
This study introduces Dynamic Fault Tolerance for Flexible Time-Triggered Ethernet (DFT4FTT), a novel infrastructure for adaptive Distributed Embedded Systems (DESs). DFT4FTT enhances reliability and real-time performance through coordinated fault tolerance and self-reconfiguration.
Area of Science:
- Computer Science
- Electrical Engineering
- Systems Engineering
Background:
- Distributed Embedded Systems (DESs) require high reliability and real-time performance for critical tasks.
- Adaptivity is crucial for DESs to operate effectively in dynamic environments.
- Integrating adaptivity with fault tolerance presents significant design challenges.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present a self-reconfigurable infrastructure for highly reliable adaptive DES.
- To detail the hardware and software architecture of the proposed system.
- To focus on the fault tolerance mechanisms within the adaptive infrastructure.
Main Methods:
- Design of a coordinated infrastructure supporting fault tolerance, real-time, and adaptivity.
- Implementation of Dynamic Fault Tolerance for Flexible Time-Triggered Ethernet (DFT4FTT).
- Focus on integrated static and dynamic fault tolerance mechanisms.
Main Results:
- A novel self-reconfigurable infrastructure, DFT4FTT, for adaptive DES.
- Detailed hardware and software architecture enabling coordinated operation.
- Enhanced fault tolerance through a combination of static and dynamic mechanisms.
Conclusions:
- The DFT4FTT infrastructure provides a robust solution for building reliable and adaptive DES.
- Coordinated design of fault tolerance, real-time, and adaptivity is key to managing complexity.
- The proposed system enhances dependability in dynamic operational contexts.
Keywords:
DFT4FTTadaptivitydependabilitydistributeddynamic fault toleranceembeddedfault tolerancereliabilityresilienceMore Related Videos
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