Reliability modeling: an overview for system designers

1 April 1991

journal article
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in Computer

Vol. 24 (4) , 49-57
https://doi.org/10.1109/2.76262

Abstract

The role of reliability models in system design is examined. Methods for predicting system reliability are discussed, covering the choice of metric for analysis, creating the system reliability model, and refining the model. A case study is presented to illustrate reliability modeling.

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