A team of recognized experts leads the way to dependable computing systems With computers and networks pervading every aspect of daily life, there is an ever-growing demand for dependability. In this unique resource, researchers and organizations will find the tools needed to identify and engage state-of-the-art approaches used for the specification, design, and assessment of dependable computer systems. The first part of the book addresses models and paradigms of dependable computing, and the second part deals with enabling technologies and applications. Tough issues in creating dependable computing systems are also tackled, including: * Verification techniques * Model-based evaluation * Adjudication and data fusion * Robust communications primitives * Fault tolerance * Middleware * Grid security * Dependability in IBM mainframes * Embedded software * Real-time systems Each chapter of this contributed work has been authored by a recognized expert. This is an excellent textbook for graduate and advanced undergraduate students in electrical engineering, computer engineering, and computer science, as well as a must-have reference that will help engineers, programmers, and technologists develop systems that are secure and reliable.

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Preface xxiii Contributors xxxv Acknowledgments xxxix Part I Models and Paradigms 1 1. Formal Verification Techniques for Digital Systems 3 Masahiro Fujita, Satoshi Komatsu, and Hiroshi Saito 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Basic Techniques for Formal Verification 4 1.3 Verification Techniques for Combinational Circuit Equivalence 7 1.4 Verification Techniques for Sequential Circuits 14 1.5 Summary 24 References 24 2. Tolerating Arbitrary Failures With State Machine Replication 27 Assia Doudou, Benoît Garbinato, and Rachid Guerraoui 2.1 Introduction 27 2.2 System Model 31 2.3 Total Order Broadcast 32 2.4 Weak Interactive Consistency 36 2.5 Muteness Failure Detector 44 2.6 Concluding Remarks 52 References 55 3. Model-Based Evaluation as a Support to the Design of Dependable Systems 57 Andrea Bondavalli, Silvano Chiaradonna, and Felicita di Giandomenico 3.1 Introduction 57 3.2 The Role of Model-Based Evaluation in the Development of Dependable Systems 58 3.3 Dependability Modeling Methodologies and Tools 61 3.4 Analytical Modeling to Support Design Decisions 68 3.5 Analytical Modeling to Support Fault Removal During Operational Life 76 3.6 Summary 82 References 82 4. Voting: A Paradigm for Adjudication and Data Fusion in Dependable Systems 87 Behrooz Parhami 4.1 Introduction 87 4.2 Voting in Dependable Systems 88 4.3 Voting Schemes and Problems 94 4.4 Voting for Data Fusion 98 4.5 Implementation Issues 102 4.6 Unifying Concepts 107 4.7 Conclusion 110 References 111 5. Robust Communication Primitives for Wireless Sensor Networks 115 Amol Bakshi and Viktor K. Prasanna 5.1 Introduction 115 5.2 Defining Realistic Models 117 5.3 Our System Model 119 5.4 Permutation Routing in a Single-hop Topology: State-of-the-Art 121 5.5 An Energy-Efficient Protocol Using a Low-Power Control Channel 125 5.6 Our Routing Protocol for a Faulty Network 132 5.7 Our Generalized Protocol for a Multichannel Network 135 5.8 Concluding Remarks 140 References 140 6. System-Level Diagnosis and Implications in Current Context 143 Arun K. Somani 6.1 Issues in Large and Complex Computing Systems 143 6.2 System-Level Diagnosis 145 6.3 Classification of Diagnosable Systems 148 6.4 Diagnosability Algorithms 157 6.5 Diagnosis Algorithms 160 6.6 Application of System-Level Diagnosis Algorithm 165 6.7 Summary and Conclusions 166 References 167 7. Predicate Detection in Asynchronous Systems With Crash Failures 171 Felix C. Gärtner and Stefan Pleisch 7.1 Introduction 171 7.2 Predicate Detection in Fault-Free Environments 173 7.3 Failures and Failure Detection 177 7.4 Predicate Detection in Faulty Environments 183 7.5 Solving Predicate Detection in Faulty Environments 194 7.6 Conclusion 209 References 211 8. Fault Tolerance Against Design Faults 213 Lorenzo Strigini 8.1 Introduction 213 8.2 Examples and Principles 215 8.3 Potential and Actual Benefits 225 8.4 Design Solutions 230 8.5 Summary 236 References 238 9. Formal Methods for Safety Critical Systems 243 Ali E. Abdallah, Jonathan P. Bowen, and Nimal Nissanke 9.1 Introduction 243 9.2 Specification of Safety 245 9.3 Historical Background 247 9.4 Safety 248 9.5 Application Areas 253 9.6 Specification Framework 256 9.7 System State and Behavior 262 9.8 Discussion 265 9.9 Conclusion 268 References 269 Part II Enabling Technologies and Applications 273 10. Dependability Support in Wireless Sensor Networks 275 Denis Gracanin, Mohamed Eltoweissy, Stephan Olariu, and Ashraf Wadaa 10.1 Motivation and Background 276 10.2 Service Centric Model 279 10.3 Conclusion 283 References 283 11. Availability Modeling in Practice 285 Kishor S. Trivedi, Archana Sathaye, and Srinivasan Ramani 11.1 Introduction 285 11.2 Modeling Approaches 286 11.3 Composite Availability and Performance Model 292 11.4 Digital Equipment Corporation Case Study 297 11.5 Conclusion 315 References 315 12. Experimental Dependability Evaluation 319 João Gabriel Silva and Henrique Madeira 12.1 Field Measurement 321 12.2 Fault Injection 323 12.3 Robustness Testing 337 12.4 Recent Developments: Dependability Benchmarking 340 12.5 Conclusion 342 References 343 13. A Dependable Architecture for Telemedicine in Support of Disaster Relief 349 Stephan Olariu, Kurt Maly, Edwin C. Foudriat, Sameh M. Yamany, and Thomas Luckenbach 13.1 Introduction 349 13.2 Telemedicine—State of the Art 350 13.3 The WIRM System Architecture 352 13.4 A Novel 3D Data Compression Technique 356 13.5 Interactive Remote Visualization 358 13.6 An Overview of H3M—Our Wireless Architecture 359 13.7 Concluding Remarks 366 References 366 14. An Overview of IBM Mainframe Dependable Computing: From System/360 to Series 369 Lisa Spainhower 14.1 Introduction 369 14.2 Error Detection and Fault Isolation 375 14.3 Instruction Level Retry 380 14.4 Online Repair 386 14.5 Summary 391 References 392 15. Tracking the Propagation of Data Errors in Software 395 Martin Hiller, Arshad Jhumka, and Neeraj Suri 15.1 Introduction 395 15.2 Target System Model 396 15.3 Overview of the Tool Suite 397 15.4 Setup: Experiment Design and Target Instrumentation 401 15.5 Injection: Running Experiments 407 15.6 Analysis: Obtaining Error Propagation Characteristics 408 15.7 Example Results Generated by Propane 409 15.8 Propane’s Attributes and Main Characteristics 414 15.9 Summary 415 References 416 16. Integrated Reliable Real-Time Systems 419 Mohamed Younis 16.1 Background 421 16.2 Integration Issues 425 16.3 Few Forward Steps 429 16.4 An Example Aerospace Application 432 16.5 Conclusion 442 References 443 17. Network Resilience by Emergent Behavior from Simple Autonomous Agents 449 Bjarne E. Helvik and Otto Wittner 17.1 Introduction 449 17.2 Network Resilience 450 17.3 Handling Routing and Resources in Networks by Emergence 457 17.4 Cross-Entropy Based Path Finding 460 17.5 Finding “Best-Effort” Primary/Backup Paths 468 17.6 Discussion 473 17.7 Concluding Remarks 475 References 475 18. Safeguarding Critical Infrastructures 479 David Gamez, Simin Nadjm-Tehrani, John Bigham, Claudio Balducelli, Kalle Burbeck, and Tobias Chyssler 18.1 Introduction 479 18.2 Attacks, Failures, and Accidents 480 18.3 Solutions 483 18.4 The Safeguard Architecture 486 18.5 Future Work 497 18.6 Conclusion 497 References 498 19. Impact of Traffic Self-Similarity on the Performance of Routing Algorithms in Multicomputer Systems 501 Geyong Min, Mohamed Ould-Khaoua, Demetres D. Kouvatsos, and Irfan U. Awan 19.1 Introduction 502 19.2 The k-ary n-Cube and Dimension-Ordered Routing 504 19.3 Modeling of Traffic Self-Similarity 506 19.4 The Analytical Model 507 19.5 Impact of Self-Similar Traffic on Routing Performance 518 19.6 Conclusions 519 References 520 Appendix 19.1: Notation 523 20. Some Observations on Adaptive Meta-Heuristics for Routing in Datagram Networks 525 Albert Y. Zomaya, Tysun Chan, and Miro Kraetzl 20.1 Introduction 525 20.2 The Routing Problem 526 20.3 Genetic Algorithms and Routing 532 20.4 Genetic Routing Protocol Design 536 20.5 Genetic Routing Protocol Implementation 547 20.6 Results and Analysis 552 20.7 Conclusions 560 References 561 21. Reconfigurable Computing for Cryptography 563 Hassan B. Diab 21.1 Introduction 564 21.2 Reconfigurable Computing 565 21.3 AES Cryptography 576 21.4 Case Study: The Twofish Cipher on a Dynamic RC System 579 21.5 Future of RC 589 21.6 Conclusion 590 References 591 22. Dependability of Reconfigurable Computing 597 Mohamed Younis, I-Hong Yeh, Nicholas Kyriakopoulos, Nikitas Alexandridis, and Tarek El-Ghazawi 22.1 FPGA Preliminaries 598 22.2 FPGA Fault Taxonomy 603 22.3 Handling FPGA Failures 608 22.4 Conclusion and Open Issues 621 References 622 Index 627