IMPRECISE COMPUTATIONS

被引:157
作者
LIU, JWS [1 ]
SHIH, WK [1 ]
LIN, KJ [1 ]
BETTATI, R [1 ]
CHUNG, JY [1 ]
机构
[1] IBM CORP,THOMAS J WATSON RES CTR,RES STAFF,YORKTOWN HTS,NY 10598
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D O I
10.1109/5.259428
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The imprecise computation technique has been proposed as a way to handle transient overload and to enhance fault tolerance of real-time systems. In a system based on this technique, each time-critical task is designed in such a way that it can produce a usable, approximate result in time whenever a failure or overload prevents it from producing the desired, precise result. This paper describes ways to implement imprecise computations, models to characterize them and algorithms for scheduling them. An imprecise mechanism for the generation and use of approximate results can be integrated in a natural way with a traditional fault-tolerance mechanism. An architectural framework for this integration is described.
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页码:83 / 94
页数:12
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