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Fault recovering system provided in highly reliable computer system having duplicated processors

US5748873A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 26, 1996
Grant dateMay 5, 1998
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Expiry dateJul 26, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/1679
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A highly reliable computer system is intended to duplicate processors, compare the outputs of the processors with each other and enhance the validity of the output of processor system. If a mismatch between the outputs is detected, one of the processors performs a process of saving an internal state of the processor in amain memory and diagnosing factor of the detected mismatch. If the process is recognized to be continued in a duplex mode, the processors are re-synchronized by a processor reset, and initialize themselves and restore the internal information saved in the main memory for continuing the process having been proceeded before the fault occurred.

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