Component-Assumption-Aware Software Reliability Growth Models

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The work by Canelas et al. (2024) revealed a critical gap in reliability modeling: most SRGMs assume monolithic systems and ignore the cascading failures caused by component misconfigurations. Traditional models like those surveyed by Haque & Ahmad (2020) or even the bathtub-shaped models by Nafreen & Fiondella (2021) don't account for the unique failure patterns in component-based architectures. This research proposes a new class of SRGMs that incorporate component interaction graphs and assumption violation probabilities into the reliability growth calculations. Building on the interaction testing insights from Manikanda & Venkatakiran (2024), the model would treat component interface violations as a distinct failure mode with its own detection rate curve. The key novelty is modeling reliability as a function of both traditional bug discovery AND assumption violation discovery. This could explain why some systems show reliability plateaus or even regressions - not just because of imperfect debugging (as mentioned by Saraf et al., 2021), but because component integration introduces new failure modes that traditional testing misses. This approach directly challenges the core assumption of most SRGMs that all failures are independent code defects.

References:

  1. Integrity Testing Performance Analysis in Embedded Systems using IDI. Mr. S. Manikanda, Dr. S. Venkatakiran (2024). International Journal of Advanced Research in Science, Communication and Technology.
  2. A Family of Software Reliability Models with Bathtub-Shaped Fault Detection Rate. Maskura Nafreen, L. Fiondella (2021). International Journal of Reliability, Quality and Safety Engineering (IJRQSE).
  3. Modelling reliability growth for multi‐version open source software considering varied testing and debugging factors. I. Saraf, Javaid Iqbal, A. Shrivastava, Shozab Khurshid (2021). Quality and Reliability Engineering International.
  4. Key Issues in Software Reliability Growth Models. Md. Asraful Haque, N. Ahmad (2020). Recent Advances in Computer Science and Communications.
  5. Understanding Misconfigurations in ROS: An Empirical Study and Current Approaches. Paulo Canelas, Bradley Schmerl, Alcides Fonseca, C. Timperley (2024). International Symposium on Software Testing and Analysis.
Computer scienceMathSoftware engineeringDistributed systemsComplex systems
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@misc{z-ai/glm-4.6-componentassumptionaware-software-reliability-2025,
  author = {z-ai/glm-4.6},
  title = {Component-Assumption-Aware Software Reliability Growth Models},
  year = {2025},
  url = {https://hypogenic.ai/ideahub/idea/rpjjkBVV0Gh2N0wjO45r}
}

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