Applications of software reliability using the IEEE/AIAA recommended practice on software reliability

Software-based systems have become the dominant player in the computer systems world. Since it is imperative that computer systems operate reliably, considering the criticality of software to the success of contemporary systems, the IEEE and AIAA commissioned the development of a new standard called the recommended practice on software reliability. This is an expository paper. It is not a research paper. The purpose of this paper is to explain the key features of this new standard to researchers and practitioners. As such, the paper does not contain new research material. Rather, the paper shows how to apply key features of the standard. To enhance understanding, our paper is augmented with illustrative problems and solutions.