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Fast diagnosis of multiprocessor systems with random faults. (English) Zbl 0803.68004
Summary: Processors in a multiprocessor system fail independently with constant probability $$0< p< 1/2$$. They can test one another and faulty processors have to be identified on the basis of test results. Fault-free processors diagnose other fault-free processors correctly and find faults in faulty ones with probability $$q\leq 1$$ in each test. Faulty testers are unreliable: they may even behave maliciously. Tests are independent and in every time unit a processor can be involved in at most one test. We propose testing schemes which are fast, use few tests and are correct with probability converging to 1 as the size of the system grows.

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 68M15 Reliability, testing and fault tolerance of networks and computer systems
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