Title :
Software Reliability Models: Assumptions, Limitations, and Applicability
Author_Institution :
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the School of Computer and Information Science, Syracuse University
Abstract :
A number of analytical models have been proposed during the past 15 years for assessing the reliability of a software system. In this paper we present an overview of the key modeling approaches, provide a critical analysis of the underlying assumptions, and assess the limitations and applicability of these models during the software development cycle. We also propose a step-by-step procedure for fitting a model and illustrate it via an analysis of failure data from a medium-sized real-time command and control software system.
Keywords :
Estimation; NHPP; failure count models; fault seeding; input domain models; model fitting; software reliability; times between failures; Analytical models; Command and control systems; Data analysis; Failure analysis; Hardware; Programming profession; Real time systems; Software reliability; Software systems; Software testing; Estimation; NHPP; failure count models; fault seeding; input domain models; model fitting; software reliability; times between failures;
Journal_Title :
Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TSE.1985.232177
