A Process Architecture and Runtime Environment for Dependable Distributed Applications

"This thesis introduces the theory behind (1) the construction of ARMOR processes and (2) the behavior of ARMOR processes during runtime. Reconfigurability properties of the ARMOR architecture are examined, including the ability to establish criteria that must be satisfied for a proposed reconfiguration to be considered ""safe"" with respect to the current ARMOR's configuration. Next, this thesis describes the SIFT environment constructed from ARMOR processes, including an in-depth case study in which the SIFT environment is used to protect spaceborne, scientific applications for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Error injection experiments validate the SIFT environment's ability to recover not only from user application errors, but also ARMOR errors as well. Finally, five other case studies illustrate how the ARMOR-based SIFT environment provides fault tolerance to user applications from several different domains, each requiring a different set of fault tolerance mechanisms to achieve its desired level of dependability."

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Electrical Engineering

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Whisnant, Keith Allen

Contributors dc:contributor

• Iyer, Ravi

• Computer Science

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3101993

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/80844