A Simplified Method to Calculate Failure Times in Fault-Tolerant Systems

Abstract

Abstract-A simplified method is presented to calculate moments of failure time and residual lifetime of a fault-tolerant system. The method is based on recent results in queueing theory. Its effectiveness is illustrated by considering a dual repairable system from the literature.

Analysis of Fault Tolerant Computer Systems.

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