Flexible and dynamic replication control for interdependent distributed real-time embedded systems

Replication is a proven concept for increasing the availability of distributed systems. However, actively replicating every software component in distributed embedded systems may not be a feasible approach. Not only the available resources are often limited, but also the imposed overhead could signi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nogueira, Luís (author)
Other Authors: Pinho, Luís Miguel (author), Coelho, Jorge (author)
Format: bookPart
Language:eng
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/3920
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:recipp.ipp.pt:10400.22/3920
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Summary:Replication is a proven concept for increasing the availability of distributed systems. However, actively replicating every software component in distributed embedded systems may not be a feasible approach. Not only the available resources are often limited, but also the imposed overhead could significantly degrade the system’s performance. This paper proposes heuristics to dynamically determine which components to replicate based on their significance to the system as a whole, its consequent number of passive replicas, and where to place those replicas in the network. The activation of passive replicas is coordinated through a fast convergence protocol that reduces the complexity of the needed interactions among nodes until a new collective global service solution is determined.