Fault tolerant system with equivalence processing driving fault detection and backup activation
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04N-021/4425
H04N-021/426
H04N-021/61
H04H-040/90
H04H-020/12
G06F-011/18
출원번호
US-0474286
(2012-05-17)
등록번호
US-9197934
(2015-11-24)
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Srebranig, Steven
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STMicroelectronics, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
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A system includes a primary functionality and a backup functionality for the primary functionality. A measurement circuit measures operational parameter values of the primary functionality. A fault detection circuit determines a level of equivalence between the operation of the primary functionality
A system includes a primary functionality and a backup functionality for the primary functionality. A measurement circuit measures operational parameter values of the primary functionality. A fault detection circuit determines a level of equivalence between the operation of the primary functionality and a reference functionality based on a weighted comparison of the measured operational parameter values of the primary functionality to corresponding reference operational parameter values for the reference functionality If the equivalence determination fails to find equivalence, the fault detection circuit signals a fault in the primary functionality and activates the backup functionality.
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1. A system, comprising: a primary functionality;a backup functionality for said primary functionality;a measurement circuit configured to measure values of a plurality of different operational parameters for different types of operational parameters of the primary functionality; anda fault detectio
1. A system, comprising: a primary functionality;a backup functionality for said primary functionality;a measurement circuit configured to measure values of a plurality of different operational parameters for different types of operational parameters of the primary functionality; anda fault detection circuit configured to determine a level of equivalence between the operation of the primary functionality and a reference functionality based on a weighted comparison of said measured plurality of operational parameter values for the different types of operational parameters of the primary functionality to a corresponding plurality of reference operational parameter values for corresponding different types of operational parameters of the reference functionality, said fault detection circuit further configured to identify a fault in said primary functionality based on the equivalence determination and activate the backup functionality in response thereto. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the determined level of equivalence is calculated based on the following formula: ∑i=1N[R(ExpectedVali,Ai)·Wi]∑i=1NWiwherein ExpectedVal is the reference operational parameter value;A is the measured operational parameter value;W is the weight; andR(x,y)=min {x/y, y/x}. 3. The system of claim 2, wherein no fault is identified if EqVal meets or exceeds a threshold. 4. The system of claim 2, wherein a fault is identified if EqVal is less than a threshold. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein no fault is identified if operation of the primary functionality and the reference functionality are determined to be equivalent. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein a fault is identified if operation of the primary functionality and the reference functionality are determined not to be equivalent. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein said measurement circuit is further configured to measure the plurality of operational parameter values of the backup functionality; and wherein the fault detection circuit is further configured to determine a level of equivalence between the operation of the backup functionality and the reference functionality based on a weighted comparison of said measured plurality of operational parameter values of the backup functionality to the corresponding plurality of reference operational parameter values for the reference functionality, and wherein said fault detection circuit is further configured to identify a fault in said backup functionality based on the equivalence determination. 8. The system of claim 1, wherein the primary functionality is a front end circuit, and wherein the backup functionality is a backup front end circuit, said front end circuit having operational parameters selected from the group consisting of Insertion Loss, Return Loss, ACI Performance, Low RF performance, and High RF performance. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the level of equivalence comprises calculating an equivalence value based on the following formula: ∑i=1N[R(ExpectedVali,Ai)·Wi]∑i=1NWiwherein ExpectedVal is the reference operational parameter value;A is the measured operational parameter value;W is the weight; andR(x,y)=min {x/y, y/x}. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein detecting the fault comprises identifying no fault if EqVal meets or exceeds a threshold. 11. The method of claim 9, wherein detecting the fault comprises identifying a fault if EqVal is less than a threshold. 12. A method, comprising: measuring values of a plurality of different operational parameters for different types of operational parameters of a primary functionality;determining a level of equivalence between the operation of the primary functionality and a reference functionality based on a weighted comparison of said measured plurality of operational parameter values for the different types of operational parameters of the primary functionality to a corresponding plurality of reference operational parameter values for corresponding different types of operational parameters for the reference functionality;detecting a fault in said primary functionality based on the equivalence determination; andactivating a backup functionality in response to the detected fault. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein detecting the fault comprises determining whether the operation of the primary functionality is equivalent to operation of the reference functionality. 14. The method of claim 12, further comprising: measuring values of a plurality of operational parameter values of the backup functionality;determining a level of equivalence between the operation of the backup functionality and the reference functionality based on a weighted comparison of said measured plurality of operational parameter values of the backup functionality to a corresponding plurality of reference operational parameter values for the reference functionality;detecting a fault in said backup functionality based on the equivalence determination. 15. The method of claim 12, wherein the primary functionality is a front end circuit, and wherein the backup functionality is a backup front end circuit, said front end circuit having operational parameters selected from the group consisting of Insertion Loss, Return Loss, ACI Performance, Low RF performance, and High RF performance. 16. A method for determining an equivalence level to a reference system defined by a plurality of values for different types of operational parameters, comprising: measuring a plurality of values for corresponding operational parameters for different types of operational parameters of a system under test;calculating an equivalence metric as a sum of relative percentages of the operational parameter values for the different types of operational parameters for the system under test versus the different types of operational parameter values for the reference system; andcontrolling operation of the system under test in response to the calculated equivalence metric. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein controlling comprises switching to a backup system if the calculated equivalence metric indicates a failure of the system under test. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein the equivalence metric is calculated in accordance with the following formula: ∑i=1N[R(ExpectedVali,Ai)·Wi]∑i=1NWiwherein ExpectedVal is the operational parameter value for the reference system;A is the measured operational parameter value for the system under test;W is a weight; andR(x,y)=min {x/y, y/x}. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein the sum of relative percentages is a weighted sum of relative percentages. 20. The method of claim 16, further comprising comparing the calculated equivalence metric against a threshold, and wherein controlling comprises enabling operation of the system under test if the calculated equivalence metric meets or exceeds the threshold. 21. The method of claim 20, wherein controlling comprises disabling operation of the system under test and enabling a backup system if the calculated equivalence metric is less than the threshold. 22. Apparatus, comprising: a system under test;a measurement circuit configured to measure a plurality of values for operational parameters for different types of operational parameters of a system under test, said operational parameters corresponding to a plurality of values for operational parameters for different types of operational parameters of a reference system; anda control circuit configured to calculate an equivalence metric as a sum of relative percentages of the operational parameter values for the different types of operational parameters for the system under test versus the operational parameter values for the different types of operational parameters for the reference system and further control operation of the system under test in response to the calculated equivalence metric. 23. The apparatus of claim 22, further comprising a backup system selectable to replace the system under test, said control circuit configured to switch to the backup system if the calculated equivalence metric indicates a failure of the system under test. 24. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the equivalence metric is calculated in accordance with the following formula: ∑i=1N[R(ExpectedVali,Ai)·Wi]∑i=1NWiwherein ExpectedVal is the operational parameter value for the reference system;A is the measured operational parameter value for the system under test;W is a weight; andR(x,y)=min {x/y, y/x}. 25. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the sum of relative percentages is a weighted sum of relative percentages. 26. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the control circuit is further configured to compare the calculated equivalence metric against a threshold, and wherein controlling operation comprises enabling operation of the system under test if the calculated equivalence metric meets or exceeds the threshold. 27. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein controlling comprises disabling operation of the system under test and enabling a backup system if the calculated equivalence metric is less than the threshold.
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