IEC 62308:2006

FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Abbreviations
5 Symbols
6 Introduction to reliability assessment
   6.1 Introductory remarks
   6.2 Description of reliability assessment
7 Management of reliability assessment process
   7.1 Purpose of reliability assessment
   7.2 Documentation
8 Data needs
   8.1 Input data
   8.2 Data sources and types
   8.3 Data collection, storage, and retrieval
9 Reliability assessment methods
   9.1 Introduction
   9.2 Similarity analysis
   9.3 Durability analysis
   9.4 Sensitivity testing and analysis
   9.5 Handbook predictions
   9.6 Limitations of reliability assessment results
10 Considerations for selecting reliability assessment
   methods
11 Reliability assessment process improvement
   11.1 General
   11.2 Validating reliability assessment results
   11.3 Improving the reliability assessment process
Annex A (informative) Similarity analysis examples
Annex B (informative) Durability analysis
Bibliography

This International Standard describes early reliability assessment methods for items based on field data and test data for components and modules. It is applicable to mission, safety and business critical, high integrity and complex items. It contains information on why early reliability estimates are required and how and where the assessment would be used.