Agent-based test and repair of distributed systems

  • Authors:
  • Liviu Miclea;Szilárd Enyedi;Paolo Prinetto;Alfredo Benso

  • Affiliations:
  • Automation Department, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 26-28 Bariţiu str., 400027 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;Automation Department, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 26-28 Bariţiu str., 400027 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;Automation and Informatics Department of Politecnico di Torino, 24 Duca degli Abruzzi, 10129 Torino, Italy;Automation and Informatics Department of Politecnico di Torino, 24 Duca degli Abruzzi, 10129 Torino, Italy (Corresponding author. E-mail: alfredo.benso@polito.it)

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Embedded Computing - Low-power Embedded Systems
  • Year:
  • 2005

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Abstract

This article demonstrates how to use intelligent agents for testing and repairing a distributed system, whose elements may or may not have embedded BIST (Built-In Self-Test) and BISR (Built-In Self-Repair) facilities. Agents are software modules that perform monitoring, diagnosis and repair of the faults. They form together a society whose members communicate, set goals and solve tasks. An experimental solution is presented, and future developments of the proposed approach are explored.