Table of Contents

1 -  AS IEC 60300.3.1-2003 DEPENDABILITY MANAGEMENT - APPLICATION GUIDE-ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES FOR DEPENDABILITY-GUIDE ON METHODOLOGY
4 -  PREFACE
5 -  CONTENTS
6 -  INTRODUCTION
7 -  1 Scope
7 -  2 Normative references
8 -  3 Definitions
8 -  3.1 item, entity
8 -  3.2 system
8 -  3.3 component
8 -  3.4 allocation
8 -  3.5 failure
8 -  3.6 fault
9 -  4 Basic dependability analysis procedure
9 -  4.1 General procedure
10 -  4.2 Dependability analysis methods
12 -  4.3 Dependability allocations
13 -  4.4 Dependability analysis
13 -  4.4.1 Categories of methods
14 -  4.4.2 Bottom-up methods
14 -  4.4.3 Top-down methods
15 -  4.5 Maintenance and repair analysis and considerations
15 -  5 Selecting the appropriate analysis method
18 -  Annex A - Brief description of analysis techniques
18 -  A.1 Primary dependability analysis techniques
50 -  A.2 Selected supporting methods
60 -  Bibliography

Abstract

Provides a general overview of commonly used dependability analysis techniques. It describes the usual methodologies, their advantages and disadvantages, data input and other conditions for using various techniques. This Standard is identical with and reproduced from IEC 60300-3-1:2003.

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Scope

This part of IEC 60300 gives a general overview of commonly used dependability analysis
techniques. It describes the usual methodologies, their advantages and disadvantages, data input and other conditions for using various techniques.
This standard is an introduction to selected methodologies and is intended to provide the
necessary information for choosing the most appropriate analysis methods.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Standards Australia
ProductNote	Reconfirmed 05-07-2013
Pages
ISBN
Committee	QR-005
Supersedes	DR 03255 CP