@inbook{2d560d551ce2439cb3eb3cd9833f720c,
title = "Fault tolerance in the WebCom metacomputer",
abstract = "This paper addresses fault tolerance in the WebCom metacomputer. WebCom's computation platform is dynamically reconfigurable and volunteer-based. Since its constituent machines may join and leave unpredictability, fault survival and efficient fault recovery is of paramount importance. A fault tolerance mechanism is outlined, which relies on a fast and efficient processor replacement procedure. It is shown that the characteristics of this procedure, together with the hierarchical and referentially transparent nature of WebCom executions, can be used to limit the effect of a fault to its immediate neighbourhood.",
keywords = "Character generation, Computer science, Costs, Distributed computing, Fault tolerance, Hardware, Internet, Redundancy, Safety, Wire",
author = "Morrison, \{J. P.\} and Kennedy, \{J. J.\} and Power, \{D. A.\}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2001 IEEE.; International Conference on Parallel Processing Workshops, ICPPW 2001 ; Conference date: 03-09-2001 Through 07-09-2001",
year = "2001",
doi = "10.1109/ICPPW.2001.951958",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of the International Conference on Parallel Processing Workshops",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "245--250",
editor = "Pinkston, \{Timothy Mark\}",
booktitle = "Proceedings - International Conference on Parallel Processing Workshops, ICPPW 2001",
address = "United States",
}