Reliability Testing Strategy - Reliability in Software Engineering

TL;DR

This paper discusses the principles and process of reliability testing in software engineering, emphasizing measurement techniques and operational profiles to improve test planning and failure prediction.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of reliability testing strategies and practical guidance on implementing measurement and assessment methods in software systems.

Findings

Guidelines for measuring failure intensity

Methods for using operational profiles in testing

Strategies for predicting software failures

Abstract

This paper presents the core principles of reliability in software engineering - outlining why reliability testing is critical and specifying the process of measuring reliability. The paper provides insight for both novice and experts in the software engineering field for assessing failure intensity as well as predicting failure of software systems. Measurements are conducted by utilizing information from an operational profile to further enhance a test plan and test cases, all of which this paper demonstrates how to implement.