An arrangement includes a redundant component system and an endsystem
linked with the redundant component system. The redundant component system
includes a plurality of components such that the total number of
components of this plurality is based on a redundant component quantity.
To determine the redundant component quantity, a code-based sequence is
provided by the present invention. The code-based system may optionally
provide an output that includes designs for redundant component systems,
each design having a total number of components equal to the redundant
component quantity. To operate the component system, a continuous
endsystem functionality program sequence is also provided by the present
invention. The continuous endsystem functionality program sequence
correlates operational or "duty" cycles for each component comprising the
redundant component system with fault tolerant characteristics so that at
least one component provides functionality to the endsystem at any given
time.
