Fault Masking By Probabilistic Voting

Abstract: In this study, we introduced a probabilistic voter, regarding symbol probabilities in decision process besides majority consensus. Conventional majority voter is independent of functionality of redundant modules. In our study, proposed probabilistic voter is designed corresponding to functionality of the redundant module. We tested probabilistic voter for 3 and 5 redundant modules with random transient errors inserted the wires and it was seen from simulation results that Multi-Modular Redundancy (M-MR) with Probabilistic Voting (PV) had been shown better availability performance than conventional majority voter.