Agent-based test and repair of distributed systems

Issue title: Low-power Embedded Systems

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Miclea, Liviu | Enyedi, Szilárd | Prinetto, Paolo | Benso, Alfredo

Affiliations: 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

Note: [] Corresponding author. E-mail: alfredo.benso@polito.it

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.

Keywords: Intelligent agent, distributed BIST, BISR, self-repair, Java

Journal: Journal of Embedded Computing, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 405-414, 2005