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In the first two sections of this chapter, we will review some basic reliability and availability definitions and concepts. Then we will devote a section to each of the three model types that are commonly used for such analysis; these are reliability block diagrams, fault trees and reliability graphs. We will analyze an example of each model type. After that, we will summarize analysis techniques for these models. The term dependability is sometimes used to cover measures of both reliability (how long a system is continuously operational) and availability (how much of the time a system is operational).
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Sahner, R., Trivedi, K.S., Puliafito, A. (1996). Reliability and Availability Models. In: Performance and Reliability Analysis of Computer Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2367-3_2
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