Failure-tolerant computer design / William H. Pierce.

By: Publication details: New York : Academic Press, 1965.Description: xiii, 242 p. : ill. ; 24 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 004 22 PIE
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Content

Chapter I. Introduction to Redundancy Theory
A. Basic Concepts for Making Reliable Computers out Unreliable Parts
B. Error Types and Reliability Types
etc

Chapter II. Limit Theorems: A Foundation for Redundancy Theory
A. Introductory Ideas on Reliability Synthesis
B. Reliability Asymptotes of Paralleled units
C. Reliability of Multiple-Function System with Paralleled Individuals Units
etc

Chapter III. Decision theory in Redundant Systems
A. Concepts and Techniques
B. The Linearly Separable Decision Element
C. Decision Theory and Vote-Taking
etc.

Chapter IV. Adaptive Decision Elements
A. Cyclic Error-counting Adaption Procedures
B. Incremental Adaption procedures
C. Placement of Decision Elements in Redundant Networks
D. System Reliability
etc

Chapter V. Interconnection Structure for Redundant Logic (the Theory of interwoven Redundant Logic)
A. Vocabulary for Interwoven Logic
B. Restoring Organs
C. Interwoven Logic with Single-Layer Error Correction.
etc

Chapter VI. Redundant Relay Theory
A. The h(p) Function
B. The Moore-Shannon limit theorem.
C. Other Reliable Techniques Related to the Moore and Shannon Paper problem


Chapter VII. The Place, if Any, of Coding Techniques in Failure Tolerant digital Networks
A. Historical Background
B. Synthesis Example
C. Placement of Decoders
D. Decoder Complexity

Chapter VIII. Transition Analysis in Reliability Theory
A. Introduction to Markov Chain Theory
B. Two Reliability Problems for Non redundant Systems
C. Reliability Analyses for chains of Restoring Organs
etc.

"References": p. 221-[222] "Bibliography or redundancy techniques, compiled by Paul A. Jensen": p. 223-237.

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