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J. Braband

Using COTS Transmission Systems in Safety-critical Applications

A generic safety analysis for the use of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) communication systems for safety-critical applications is presented. The main focus is on quantitative safety analysis, in particular the derivation of the principal parameters, viz. the type and length of the safety code and the length of a time-out window. The analysis complies with the CENELEC standards for railway signalling as well as IEC 61508, but is not restricted to railway applications. It has already been successfully applied to industrial process automation.

at – Automatisierungstechnik, Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag

Print ISSN: 0178-2312
Volume: 50, 08/2002
Pages: 382

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