A large scale second generation experiment in multi-version software: description and early results

Author

Kelly, J.P.J. ; Eckhardt, D.E., Jr. ; Vouk, M.A. ; McAllister, D.F. ; Caglayan, A.

Author_Institution

California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA

fYear

1988

fDate

27-30 June 1988

Firstpage

9

Lastpage

14

Abstract

The second-generation experiment is a large-scale empirical study of the development and operation of multiversion software systems that has engaged researchers at five universities and three research institutes. The authors present the history and current status of this experiment. The primary objective for the second generation experiments is an examination of multiple-version reliability improvement. Experimentation concerns have been focused on the development of multiversion software (MVS) systems, primarily design and testing issues, and the modeling and analysis of these systems. A preliminary analysis of the multiple software versions has been performed and is reported.<>

Keywords

software reliability; MVS; multiversion software systems; reliability improvement; second generation experiment; Application software; Fault tolerance; Fault tolerant systems; Large-scale systems; NASA; Programming profession; Protocols; Rivers; Software systems; Software testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Fault-Tolerant Computing, 1988. FTCS-18, Digest of Papers., Eighteenth International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Tokyo, Japan

Print_ISBN

0-8186-0867-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FTCS.1988.5290

Filename

5290