[eng] Distributed Embedded Control Systems (DECSs) typically
have stringent real-time and dependability requirements.
Moreover, nowadays they are starting to be deployed in dynamic
environments where they must also be flexible to adapt
to the unexpected changes in the operation conditions. The
FT4FTT project aims at providing an architecture for a complete
distributed embedded system which supports applications
that are real-time, highly-reliable and adaptive. This
project addresses all these requirements for both the network
and the nodes of the DECS. In this work we describe the implementation
and testing of the fault-tolerance mechanisms
devised to provide the nodes with tolerance to permanent and
temporary faults, as well as to recover a faulty node when a
temporary fault provokes its permanent discoordination with
the rest of the system.