Failure behavior analysis for reliable distributed embedded systems

M. Trapp, B. Schurmann, T. Tetteroo

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Abstract

Failure behavior analysis is a very important phase in developing large distributed embedded systems with weak safety requirements which do graceful degradation in case of failures. Today, the analysis will usually be done by standard methods like FTA and FMEA considering the existence of faults, only. Gradations of errors are not regarded, although this is a very coarse system behavior approximation. In contrast to that, our advanced failure behavior analysis yields more sophisticated and graded results. We obtain comprehensive results by assigning a quality description to all the information in a system and extending the pure information flow to an information quality flow, that models system failure behavior, too. We model this information quality flow by object-oriented hierarchical petri nets. Large parts of these nets can automatically be generated from the existing behavioral system structure. A net simulator enables us to perform all the sophisticated analyses we need to examine the failure behavior.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium, IPDPS 2002
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages99
Number of pages1
ISBN (Electronic)0769515738, 9780769515731
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002
Externally publishedYes
Event16th International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium, IPDPS 2002 - Ft. Lauderdale, United States
Duration: 15 Apr 200219 Apr 2002

Publication series

NameProceedings - International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium, IPDPS 2002

Conference

Conference16th International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium, IPDPS 2002
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityFt. Lauderdale
Period15/04/0219/04/02

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