Title | SREPT: Software Reliability Estimation and Prediction Tool |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2000 |
Authors | S Ramani, SS Gokhale, and KS Trivedi |
Journal | Performance Evaluation |
Volume | 39 |
Issue | 1-4 |
Start Page | 37 |
Pagination | 37 - 60 |
Date Published | 01/2000 |
Abstract | Several tools have been developed for the estimation of software reliability. However, they are highly specialized in the approaches they implement and the particular phase of the software life-cycle in which they are applicable. There is an increasing need for a tool that can be used to track the quality of a software product during the software life-cycle, right from the architectural phase all the way up to the operational phase of the software. Also the conventional techniques for software reliability evaluation, which treat the software as a monolithic entity, are inadequate to assess the reliability of heterogeneous systems, which consist of a large number of globally distributed components. Architecture-based approaches are essential to assess the reliability and performance of such systems. This paper presents the high-level design of a software reliability estimation and prediction tool (SREPT), that offers a unified framework consisting of techniques (including the architecture-based approach) to assist in the evaluation of software reliability during all phases of the software life-cycle. |
DOI | 10.1016/S0166-5316(99)00057-7 |
Short Title | Performance Evaluation |