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This paper presents an efficient approach to concurrent detection of processor control flow errors using signatured programs. It allows to design signature monitors for various microprocessors using off-the-shelf (1–2 PAL chips) or specialized circuits (ASIC’s). As compared with other approaches it results in much lower hardware overhead.
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Sosnowski, J. (1989). Concurrent Error Detection Using Signature Monitors. In: Görke, W., Sörensen, H. (eds) Fehlertolerierende Rechensysteme / Fault-tolerant Computing Systems. Informatik-Fachberichte, vol 214. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75002-1_28
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