AIR5121A: Software Supportability - An Overview - Information Report

Features

Issuing Committee: G-41 Reliability

Scope

Content: This SAE Aerospace Information Report (AIR) provides an overview of the issues relating to the support and supportability of software in computer-based systems. It has general applicability to all sectors of industry and commerce and to all types of equipment that contain software. The software support issues and activities summarized in this report are reasonably easy to comprehend. The reader should not be mislead into believing development of supportable software is easy to achieve. The target audience for the document includes software acquisition organizations, developers, supporters, and end-use customers.

Rationale

Content: AIR5121A has been reaffirmed to comply with the SAE five-year review policy.

Meta Tags

Topics: Failure modes and effects analysis
Systems engineering
Computer software and hardware
Maintainability and supportability

Details

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/AIR5121A

Pages: 16

Citation: SAE International Information Report, Software Supportability - An Overview, SAE Standard AIR5121A, Reaffirmed May 2012, Revised January 2004, Issued January 1997, https://doi.org/10.4271/AIR5121A.

Additional Details

Publisher: SAE International

Published: May 8, 2012

Product Code: AIR5121A

Content Type: Information Report

Status: Reaffirmed

Language: English

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