Carreira et al., 1998 - Google Patents
Xception: A technique for the experimental evaluation of dependability in modern computersCarreira et al., 1998
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- Carreira J
- Madeira H
- Silva J
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- IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering
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An important step in the development of dependable systems is the validation of their fault tolerance properties. Fault injection has been widely used for this purpose, however with the rapid increase in processor complexity, traditional techniques are also increasingly more …
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