UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

ECE 655/597-FT: Fault Tolerant Computing
Fall 2015

Description: A course on the theory and practice of fault tolerant systems.

• The topics to be covered include:

  • 1. Introduction.
  • 2. Hardware fault tolerance.
  • 3. Information redundancy.
  • 4. Fault-tolerant Networks.
  • 5. Software fault-tolerance.
  • 6. Checkpointing.
  • 7. Defect tolerance in VLSI circuits.
  • 8. Fault detection in cryptographic systems.

• Mid-term Exam, Wed. Oct. 28 at 1:45pm in Marcus 106.
  You may use during the exam your own lecture notes, homework and the course lecture notes only. No other materials including books, the web-based software or any other software are allowed.
  
• Homework Assignments
• Simulator.
• Lecture venue:
  Mon. and Wed. at 2:30 - 3:45pm.