This book gives a practical guide for designers and users in Information and Communication Technology context. In particular, in the first Section, the definition of the fundamental terms according to the international standards are given. Then, some theoretical concepts and reliability models are presented in Chapters 2 and 3: the aim is to evaluate performance for components and systems and reliability growth. Chapter 4, by introducing the laboratory tests, puts in evidence the reliability concept from the experimental point of view. In ICT context, the failure rate for a given system can be evaluate by means of specific reliability prediction handbooks; this aspect is considered in Chapter 5, with practical applications. In Chapters 6, 7 and 8, the more complex aspects regarding both the Maintainability, Availability and Dependability are taken into account; in particular, some fundamental techniques such as FMECA (Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis) and FTA (Fault Tree Analysis) are presented with examples for reparable systems.
Authors and Affiliations
Dipartimento di Tecnologie dell’Informazione, Università degli Studi di Milano, Crema, Italy
Massimo Lazzaroni
Dipartimento di Elettrotecnica, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy
Loredana Cristaldi
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Lorenzo Peretto
Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informatica e Sistemistica, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Paola Rinaldi
Dipartimento di Elettronica e Telecomunicazioni, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Firenze, Italy
Marcantonio Catelani
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Reliability Engineering
Book Subtitle: Basic Concepts and Applications in ICT
