IEC PAS 62814:2012

Dependability of software products containing reusable components - Guidance for functionality and tests

IEC/PAS 62814:2012(E) introduces the concept of assuring reused components and their usage within new products. It provides information and criteria about the tests and analysis required for products containing such reused parts. The objective is to support the engineering requirements for functionality and tests of reusable software components and composite systems containing such components in evaluating and assuring reuse dependability. Keywords: reused software components, dependability

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 05-Dec-2012
• Withdrawal Date: 21-Jan-2016
• ICS: 03.120.01 - Quality in general
• Technical Committee: TC 56 - Dependability
• Current Stage: WPUB - Publication withdrawn
• Completion Date: 22-Jan-2016

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IEC/PAS 62814 ®
Edition 1.0 2012-12
PUBLICLY AVAILABLE
SPECIFICATION
PRE-STANDARD
Dependability of software products containing reusable components – Guidance

for functionality and tests
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
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ICS 03.120.01 ISBN 978-2-83220-501-3

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
INTRODUCTION . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations . 8
3.1 Terms related to software engineering . 8
3.2 Terms related to software dependability . 9
3.3 Terms related to software reuse . 10
3.4 General terms . 13
3.5 Abbreviations . 13
4 Dependability of software reuse methodology – Reusability-driven software
development . 13
4.1 General . 13
4.2 Dependability methods for reuse . 15
4.3 Dependability-related objectives of software reuse . 16
4.4 Ingredients of software reuse and hypotheses for reuse dependability . 17
5 Software reuse dependability methodology applications . 18
5.1 Application aspects and organization of dependable software reuse . 18
5.1.1 General . 18
5.1.2 Pre-store characteristics of reusability . 19
5.1.3 Pre-use characteristics of reusability . 20
5.1.4 Build-for-reuse . 20
5.1.5 Build-by-reuse . 21
5.1.6 Coupling “build-for-reuse” and “build-by-reuse” . 22
5.2 Validation, re-validation and reliability of software reuse . 25
5.3 Naïve assumptions and rules for improving software reuse dependability . 26
5.4 Dependability and reuse aspects of software/hardware interaction . 26
5.4.1 General . 26
5.4.2 Reuse of software with an upgrade / remanufactured hardware . 26
5.4.3 Limitations of hardware . 27
5.4.4 Limitations due to incompatibilities . 27
5.4.5 Dependability, energy consumption and ecology. 27
6 Software reuse assurance . 27
6.1 General . 27
6.2 Build for reuse – Validation and qualification of components to be reused . 28
6.2.1 General . 28
6.2.2 Validation and qualification . 28
6.2.3 Assessment of quantifiable quality targets . 28
6.3 Build by reuse – Validation and qualification of the receiving system . 28
6.3.1 General . 28
6.3.2 Validation and qualification . 28
6.3.3 Assessment of quantifiable quality targets . 29
7 Warranty and documentation . 29
7.1 General . 29
7.2 Life cycle, contextual criticality, warranty period . 29
7.3 Product documentation . 29

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7.4 Product safety and control . 29
7.5 Legal aspects . 29
7.5.1 General . 29
7.5.2 Contractual issues . 29
7.5.3 Product liability . 30
Annex A (informative) General remarks on software reuse . 31
Annex B (informative) Qualification and integration of reusable software components . 33
Annex C (informative) Testing and integration of reusable software components –
Issues for industrial best practice . 37
Annex D (informative) Example of software pre-use . 46
Annex E (informative) Influence of reused software to hardware components and
products . 50
Bibliography . 52

Figure 1 – Approaches to software reuse and its elements . 15
Figure 2 – Elements of the reuse process . 17
Figure 3 – Integration of the reusable component . 17
Figure 4 – Characteristics of reusability . 19
Figure 5 – Build-for-reuse framework . 21
Figure 6 – Build-by-reuse framework . 22
Figure 7 – Combining “build-for-reuse” and “build-by-reuse” . 24
Figure A.1 – Service-oriented architecture . 31
Figure C.1 – A test process in vendor-oriented component testing [30] . 38
Figure C.2 – A validation process for completely reused components [30] . 40
Figure C.3 – A Validation process for adapted and customized components . 41
Figure C.4 – Maturity levels for a component testing process . 43
Figure D.1 – Example of a supervision task . 49

Table 1 – Summary of reuse classification . 14
Table C.1 – Testing issues of reusable software components . 43
Table D.1 – Operating experience, monolithic view . 47
Table D.2 – Operating experience, use of the individual paths . 47
Table D.3 – Production demands, use of the individual paths; the values of p did not
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change. 48

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DEPENDABILITY OF SOFTWARE PRODUCTS
CONTAINING REUSABLE COMPONENTS –
GUIDANCE FOR FUNCTIONALITY AND TESTS

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