Optimisation analysis for reliability assessment based on stochastic differential equation modelling for open source software

International Journal of Systems Science

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 429-438

  Tamura, Yoshinobu ^a   Yamada, Shigeru ^b  

^a HIROSHIMA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Open source software; Optimal total version upgrade time; Software reliability; Stochastic differential equations

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE STATE; CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE; DISTRIBUTED SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT; KEY COMPONENT; OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS; OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE; OPTIMAL TOTAL VERSION-UPGRADE TIME; OPTIMAL VERSION-UPGRADE TIME; OPTIMISATION; OSS SYSTEMS; RELIABILITY ASSESSMENTS; SOCIAL LIFE; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; SOFTWARE FAILURE; SOFTWARE FAULT; SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE; SOFTWARE RELIABILITY GROWTH MODELS; STOCHASTIC DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; TRACKING SYSTEM;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; OPEN SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE DESIGN; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

SOFTWARE RELIABILITY;

EID: 67651210773     PISSN: 00207721     EISSN: 14645319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207720802556245     Document Type: Article

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