On the need for simulation for better characterization of software reliability

Author

von Mayrhauser, A. ; Malaiya, Y.K. ; Srimani, P.K. ; Keables, J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

3-6 Nov 1993

Firstpage

264

Lastpage

273

Abstract

Software reliability engineering must develop beyond statistical analysis of data and analytic models which frequently require unrealistic assumptions. We must develop a viable discipline of simulation to aid experimental and industrial application of software reliability engineering. This will require developing standard modeling components, connections, tools, and a body of knowledge to interpret the phenomena that are being modeled. This paper explains how and why simulation models of software reliability can help to characterize the testing and debugging process more accurately. Examples are given to illustrate possible application of software reliability simulation

Keywords

data visualisation; program debugging; program testing; software reliability; software tools; analytic models; data analysis; debugging; industrial application; simulation; software reliability; software reliability engineering; software tools; standard modeling components; statistical analysis; testing; Application software; Computer industry; Data analysis; Data engineering; Debugging; Reliability engineering; Software reliability; Software testing; Standards development; Statistical analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Software Reliability Engineering, 1993. Proceedings., Fourth International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Denver, CO

Print_ISBN

0-8186-4010-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISSRE.1993.624296

Filename

624296