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Various switch designs for the hybrid redundancy scheme are studied. A reliability model for the switch is developed and the switch is shown to be a significant factor in the overall system reliability. A hybrid redundancy scheme with a triple-modular redundant (TMR) core may have a maximum attainable reliability for only a spare or two. Adding spares complicates the switch enough to cause the system...