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Structural Software Reliability Estimation

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Computer Safety, Reliability and Security (SAFECOMP 1999)

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Abstract

Structure is introduced to the process of software reliability estimation. An estimator for the overall software failure rate is constructed using estimators of subtask—failure rates. This is done for the case when testing reveals no failure. The obtained estimator depends on the number of subtasks present in the code and on the code structure. The model proposed covers sequential and simple branching structures.

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  1. Safety Systems Research Centre, Department of Computer Science, University of Bristol, Merchant Venturers Building, Woodland Road, Bristol, BS8 1UB, UK

    Silke Kuball, John May & Gordon Hughes

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  1. ENEA (sp 088), Via Anguillarese, 301, I-00060, Roma, Italy

    Massimo Felici

  2. LAAS-CNRS, 7, Avenue du Colonel Roche, F-31077, Toulouse Cedex 4, France

    Karama Kanoun

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Kuball, S., May, J., Hughes, G. (1999). Structural Software Reliability Estimation. In: Felici, M., Kanoun, K. (eds) Computer Safety, Reliability and Security. SAFECOMP 1999. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1698. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-48249-0_29

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