Optimal release policy for hyper-geometric distribution software-reliability growth model

Author

Rong-Huei Bou ; Kuo, Sy-Yen ; Chang, Yi-Ping

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan

Volume

45

Issue

4

fYear

1996

fDate

12/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

646

Lastpage

651

Abstract

The hyper-geometric distribution software-reliability growth model (HGDM) can estimate the number of initial faults in a software program. An important problem in software development is to determine when to stop testing and then release the software. This paper mainly investigates the optimal software release policies which minimize the mean total software cost and satisfy the software-reliability requirement based on the HGDM. The optimal software release times are determined and shown to be finite. A numerical example illustrates these optimal software release policies

Keywords

program testing; software reliability; hyper-geometric distribution software-reliability growth model; initial faults estimation; mean total software cost; optimal release policy; optimal software release policies; optimal software release times; software development; software program; Constraint optimization; Cost function; Lead; Logistics; Product development; Programming; Software standards; Software systems; Software testing; Solid modeling;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Reliability, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9529

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/24.556588

Filename

556588