Reliability of Component Based Software with Similar Software Components – a Review

Chinnaiyan R*, S. Somasundaram**
* Associate Professor, Department of Computer Applications, A.V.C College of Engineering, Tamil Nadu.
** Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
Periodicity:October - December'2010
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jse.5.2.1335

Abstract

This Paper proposes a new approach using Markov model for analyzing the reliability of component based software system with similar software components and similar repair component. The components of the software system under consideration can have two distinct configurations, namely, they can be arranged in either series or in parallel. A third case is also considered, in which the software system is up (good) if k-out-of- n software components are good. For all the three cases, a procedure is proposed for calculating the probability of the software system availability and the duration of the software system to reach the steady state.

Keywords

Markov Model,Reliability,Software Components,Component Based Software System.

How to Cite this Article?

R. Chinnaiyan S and Somasundaram (2014). Reliability of Component Based Software with Similar Software Components – A Review.i-manager’s Journal on Electrical Engineering. 5(2), 44-49. https://doi.org/10.26634/jse.5.2.1335

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