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This textbook serves as an introduction to fault-tolerance, intended for upper-division undergraduate students, graduate-level students and practicing engineers in need of an overview of the field.  Readers will develop skills in modeling and evaluating fault-tolerant architectures in terms of reliability, availability and safety.  They will gain a thorough understanding of fault tolerant computers, including both the theory of how to design and evaluate them and the practical knowledge of achieving fault-tolerance in electronic, communication and software systems.  Coverage includes fault-tolerance techniques through hardware, software, information and time redundancy.  The content is designed to be highly accessible, including numerous examples and exercises.  Solutions and powerpoint slides are available for instructors.   ·         Provides textbook coverage of the fundamental concepts of fault-tolerance; ·         Describes a variety of basic techniques for achieving fault-tolerance in electronic, communication and software systems; ·         Guides readers to develop skills in modeling and evaluating fault-tolerant architectures in terms of reliability, availability and safety; ·         Describes in detail sources of faults and means for their prevention and forecasting.

Fault tolerance (Engineering) --- Electrical & Computer Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Electrical Engineering --- Fault tolerant design --- Fault withstandability (Engineering) --- Engineering. --- Computer software --- Electronics. --- Microelectronics. --- Electronic circuits. --- Circuits and Systems. --- Performance and Reliability. --- Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation. --- Reusability. --- Reliability (Engineering) --- Systems engineering. --- Operating systems (Computers). --- Electrical engineering --- Physical sciences --- Computer operating systems --- Computers --- Disk operating systems --- Systems software --- Engineering systems --- System engineering --- Engineering --- Industrial engineering --- System analysis --- Operating systems --- Design and construction --- Computer software—Reusability. --- Microminiature electronic equipment --- Microminiaturization (Electronics) --- Electronics --- Microtechnology --- Semiconductors --- Miniature electronic equipment --- Electron-tube circuits --- Electric circuits --- Electron tubes