Achieving fault tolerance in FTT-CAN

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2002

Authors

Ferreira, J (Author) Other; Pedreiras, P (Author) Other; Luis Almeida (Author) Other; Fonseca, J (Author) Other

Conference proceedings International

Title: 4TH IEEE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON FACTORY COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, PROCEEDINGS

Pages: 125-132

4th IEEE International Workshop on Factory Communication Systems

VASTERAS, SWEDEN, AUG 28-30, 2002

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Authenticus ID: P-000-SA4

DOI: 10.1109/wfcs.2002.1159709

Abstract (EN): In order to use the FTT-CAN protocol (Flexible Time-Triggered communication over Controller Area Network) in safety-critical applications, the impact of network, errors and node failures must be thoroughly determined and minimized. This paper presents and discusses fault-tolerance techniques to limit that impact. The particular configuration of the communication system can be more or less complex and fault-toterant as desired by the system designer The paper includes the fault hypothesis and presents a replicated network, architecture using bus guardians. An important aspect is the replication of the master node that schedules the time-triggered traffic. In this case, it is particularly important to assure a correct synchronization of the master replicas. The mechanisms that support masters replication and synchronization are described and their performance is evaluated. The resulting architecture allows reducing the conflicts between safety and flexibility, supporting the use of FTT-CAN in safely critical applications.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 8