Practical system reliability /
Eric Bauer, Xuemei Zhang, Douglas A. Kimber.
- xiii, 287 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-277) and index.
Introduction -- System availability -- Conceptual model of reliability and availability -- Why availability varies between customers -- Modeling availability -- Estimating parameters and availability from field data -- Estimating input parameters from lab data -- Estimating input parameters in the architecture/design stage -- Prediction accuracy -- Connecting the dots -- Summary -- Appendix A: System reliability report outline -- Appendix B: Reliability and availability theory -- Appendix C: Software reliability growth module -- Appendix D: Acronyms and abbreviations -- Appendix E: Bibliography.
This text explains how system availability and software reliability relate to real-world telecommunications systems. Readers will gain knowledge of how to understand, model, predict, and manage system availability throughout the development cycle.
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Telecommunication systems--Reliability. Computer networks--Reliability. System analysis--Mathematical models.