CA1094209A - System for monitoring the operational ability of data processing equipment - Google Patents

System for monitoring the operational ability of data processing equipment

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CA1094209A
CA1094209A CA273,125A CA273125A CA1094209A CA 1094209 A CA1094209 A CA 1094209A CA 273125 A CA273125 A CA 273125A CA 1094209 A CA1094209 A CA 1094209A
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data
units
programme
equipment according
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CA273,125A
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French (fr)
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Robert D. Hodson
Barrie L. Brinkman
Peter J. Newton
David G. Norbury
David V. Windsor
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    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F11/00—Error detection; Error correction; Monitoring
    • G06F11/07—Responding to the occurrence of a fault, e.g. fault tolerance
    • G06F11/16—Error detection or correction of the data by redundancy in hardware
    • G06F11/20—Error detection or correction of the data by redundancy in hardware using active fault-masking, e.g. by switching out faulty elements or by switching in spare elements
    • G06F11/2002—Error detection or correction of the data by redundancy in hardware using active fault-masking, e.g. by switching out faulty elements or by switching in spare elements where interconnections or communication control functionality are redundant
    • G06F11/2007—Error detection or correction of the data by redundancy in hardware using active fault-masking, e.g. by switching out faulty elements or by switching in spare elements where interconnections or communication control functionality are redundant using redundant communication media
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    • G06F11/07—Responding to the occurrence of a fault, e.g. fault tolerance
    • G06F11/0703—Error or fault processing not based on redundancy, i.e. by taking additional measures to deal with the error or fault not making use of redundancy in operation, in hardware, or in data representation
    • G06F11/0751—Error or fault detection not based on redundancy
    • G06F11/0754—Error or fault detection not based on redundancy by exceeding limits
    • G06F11/0757—Error or fault detection not based on redundancy by exceeding limits by exceeding a time limit, i.e. time-out, e.g. watchdogs
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    • G06F11/16—Error detection or correction of the data by redundancy in hardware
    • G06F11/20—Error detection or correction of the data by redundancy in hardware using active fault-masking, e.g. by switching out faulty elements or by switching in spare elements
    • G06F11/202—Error detection or correction of the data by redundancy in hardware using active fault-masking, e.g. by switching out faulty elements or by switching in spare elements where processing functionality is redundant
    • G06F11/2023—Failover techniques
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    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F11/00—Error detection; Error correction; Monitoring
    • G06F11/30—Monitoring
    • G06F11/34—Recording or statistical evaluation of computer activity, e.g. of down time, of input/output operation ; Recording or statistical evaluation of user activity, e.g. usability assessment
    • G06F11/3466—Performance evaluation by tracing or monitoring
    • G06F11/3495—Performance evaluation by tracing or monitoring for systems
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
    • H04M15/04—Recording calls, or communications in printed, perforated or other permanent form
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M3/00—Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
    • H04M3/22—Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing
    • H04M3/24—Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing with provision for checking the normal operation
    • H04M3/241—Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing with provision for checking the normal operation for stored program controlled exchanges
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q3/00—Selecting arrangements
    • H04Q3/42—Circuit arrangements for indirect selecting controlled by common circuits, e.g. register controller, marker
    • H04Q3/54—Circuit arrangements for indirect selecting controlled by common circuits, e.g. register controller, marker in which the logic circuitry controlling the exchange is centralised
    • H04Q3/545—Circuit arrangements for indirect selecting controlled by common circuits, e.g. register controller, marker in which the logic circuitry controlling the exchange is centralised using a stored programme
    • H04Q3/54575—Software application
    • H04Q3/54591—Supervision, e.g. fault localisation, traffic measurements, avoiding errors, failure recovery, monitoring, statistical analysis
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F11/00—Error detection; Error correction; Monitoring
    • G06F11/07—Responding to the occurrence of a fault, e.g. fault tolerance
    • G06F11/16—Error detection or correction of the data by redundancy in hardware
    • G06F11/20—Error detection or correction of the data by redundancy in hardware using active fault-masking, e.g. by switching out faulty elements or by switching in spare elements
    • G06F11/202—Error detection or correction of the data by redundancy in hardware using active fault-masking, e.g. by switching out faulty elements or by switching in spare elements where processing functionality is redundant
    • G06F11/2035—Error detection or correction of the data by redundancy in hardware using active fault-masking, e.g. by switching out faulty elements or by switching in spare elements where processing functionality is redundant without idle spare hardware
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F11/00—Error detection; Error correction; Monitoring
    • G06F11/22—Detection or location of defective computer hardware by testing during standby operation or during idle time, e.g. start-up testing
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F11/00—Error detection; Error correction; Monitoring
    • G06F11/22—Detection or location of defective computer hardware by testing during standby operation or during idle time, e.g. start-up testing
    • G06F11/2205—Detection or location of defective computer hardware by testing during standby operation or during idle time, e.g. start-up testing using arrangements specific to the hardware being tested
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F11/00—Error detection; Error correction; Monitoring
    • G06F11/22—Detection or location of defective computer hardware by testing during standby operation or during idle time, e.g. start-up testing
    • G06F11/26—Functional testing
    • G06F11/273—Tester hardware, i.e. output processing circuits
    • G06F11/2736—Tester hardware, i.e. output processing circuits using a dedicated service processor for test

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  • Quality & Reliability (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Meter Arrangements (AREA)
  • Monitoring And Testing Of Exchanges (AREA)
  • Debugging And Monitoring (AREA)
  • Financial Or Insurance-Related Operations Such As Payment And Settlement (AREA)
CA273,125A 1976-03-04 1977-03-03 System for monitoring the operational ability of data processing equipment Expired CA1094209A (en)

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GB8669/76A GB1572892A (en) 1976-03-04 1976-03-04 Data processing equipment
GB8669/76 1976-03-04

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JP (1) JPS52122014A (no)
AU (1) AU512449B2 (no)
CA (1) CA1094209A (no)
CH (1) CH623948A5 (no)
DE (1) DE2708983A1 (no)
DK (1) DK93077A (no)
ES (1) ES456515A1 (no)
FR (1) FR2343379A1 (no)
GB (1) GB1572892A (no)
IT (1) IT1080010B (no)
NL (1) NL7702371A (no)
NO (1) NO147853C (no)
SE (1) SE7702325L (no)

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GB1572895A (en) * 1976-03-04 1980-08-06 Post Office Data processing equipment
GB1572894A (en) * 1976-03-04 1980-08-06 Post Office Data processing equipment
GB1572893A (en) * 1976-03-04 1980-08-06 Post Office Data processing equipment
EP0010609B1 (en) * 1978-10-23 1983-01-26 International Business Machines Corporation Data processing system with channel error logging
FR2440032A1 (fr) * 1978-10-25 1980-05-23 Standard Telephones Cables Ltd Methode de detection de defauts dans un systeme de traitement de donnees a multiprocesseur
IT8003504A0 (it) * 1980-09-05 1980-09-05 Sits Soc It Telecom Siemens Apparecchiatura per la gestione delle informazioni ausiliarie inerenti ad un comando centrale di una pluralita'di utenze periferiche e per la diagnosi dello stesso comando centrale
FR2490842A1 (fr) * 1980-09-23 1982-03-26 Renix Electronique Sa Dispositif adaptateur electronique d'une prise diagnostic aux informations fournies par un circuit de commande electronique
FR2606184B1 (fr) * 1986-10-31 1991-11-29 Thomson Csf Dispositif de calcul reconfigurable

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US3921141A (en) * 1973-09-14 1975-11-18 Gte Automatic Electric Lab Inc Malfunction monitor control circuitry for central data processor of digital communication system
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JPS52122014A (en) 1977-10-13
AU2275177A (en) 1978-09-07
SE7702325L (sv) 1977-09-05
IT1080010B (it) 1985-05-16
DE2708983A1 (de) 1977-09-08
CH623948A5 (en) 1981-06-30
ES456515A1 (es) 1978-02-16
AU512449B2 (en) 1980-10-09
NO770729L (no) 1977-09-06
FR2343379A1 (fr) 1977-09-30
GB1572892A (en) 1980-08-06
NO147853C (no) 1983-06-22
NL7702371A (nl) 1977-09-06
NO147853B (no) 1983-03-14
DK93077A (da) 1977-09-05

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