Title :
Reliability assessment of network elements using black box testing
Author :
Sherif, M.H. ; Hoeflin, D. ; Recchia, M.
Author_Institution :
AT&T, Middletown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
In this paper, we outline a procedure for quality assurance of network elements before their deployment. Software reliability is assessed using two models: a process-centric model (Musa´s (1987) basic model) and a product-centric model (proposed by Hoeflin (2000)). Simultaneous use of both approaches is for sensitivity analysis of the results. In addition, we introduce the concept of deployability to measure the degree of confidence on the decision to deploy the equipment in the field.
Keywords :
program testing; quality control; software reliability; telecommunication equipment testing; telecommunication network reliability; Hoeflin´s method; Musa´s basic model; black box testing; degree of confidence; deployability; equipment deployment; network elements; process-centric model; product-centric model; quality assurance; reliability assessment; sensitivity analysis; software reliability; telecommunications systems; Manufacturing; Maximum likelihood detection; Maximum likelihood estimation; Quality assurance; Sensitivity analysis; Software quality; Software reliability; Software testing; System testing; Yield estimation;
Conference_Titel :
Computers and Communications, 2002. Proceedings. ISCC 2002. Seventh International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1671-8
DOI :
10.1109/ISCC.2002.1021796
