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Software-Implemented Fault Tolerance in Communications SystemsSoftware-implemented fault tolerance (SIFT) is used in many computer-based command, control, and communications (C(3)) systems to provide the nearly continuous availability that they require. In the communications subsystem of Space Station Alpha, SIFT algorithms are used to detect and recover from failures in the data and command link between the Station and its ground support. The paper presents a review of these algorithms and discusses how such techniques can be applied to similar systems found in applications such as manufacturing control, military communications, and programmable devices such as pacemakers. With support from the Tracking and Communication Division of NASA's Johnson Space Center, researchers at the University of Wyoming are developing a testbed for evaluating the effectiveness of these algorithms prior to their deployment. This testbed will be capable of simulating a variety of C(3) system failures and recording the response of the Space Station SIFT algorithms to these failures. The design of this testbed and the applicability of the approach in other environments is described.
Document ID
19960021752
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Gantenbein, Rex E.
(Wyoming Univ. Laramie, WY United States)
Date Acquired
August 17, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1994
Publication Information
Publication: Dual-Use Space Technology Transfer Conference and Exhibition
Volume: 1
Subject Category
Communications And Radar
Accession Number
96N25027
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGT-44-001-800
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG9-722
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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