A Practical Approach to Fault-Tolerant Massively Parallel Systems

Objective

The objective of FTMPS is to develop techniques and system software capable of accommodating component failures in massively parallel computers in order to permit extremely long executions of application code, where a real-time response is not required.

A transputer-based system, featuring redundant processor nodes, a fault-tolerant communications network architecture and an independent network of control processors provides the environment for the work.

The project examines:

concurrent failure detection on a node and system basis
checkpointing and restart of applications
post-failure recovery behaviour
quantitative failure modelling.

Programme(s)

• FP3-ESPRIT 3 - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of information technologies, 1990-1994

Coordinator

Parsytec Anwendungen GmbH

Address

Roermonder Straße 197
52072 Aachen
Germany

Participants (5)

British Aerospace Defence Ltd

United Kingdom

Address

Guild Centre Lords Walk
PR1 1RE Preston

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen Nürnberg

Germany

Address

Martensstraße 3
91058 Erlangen

KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN

Belgium

Address

Tervuursevest, 101
3000 Leuven

UNIVERSIDADE DE COIMBRA

Portugal

Address

Largo Marques De Pombal
3000 Coimbra

UNIVERSITAET - GESAMTHOCHSCHULE PADERBORN

Germany

Address

Warburger Strasse 100
33098 Paderborn