Accession Number:

ADA210793

Title:

Software Quality Assurance of the Groundwave Emergency Network

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.

Corporate Author:

MITRE CORP BEDFORD MA

Personal Author(s):

• Haley, A. M.
• Hutchinson, T. E.

Report Date:

1989-05-01

Pagination or Media Count:

94.0

Abstract:

MITRE carried out a Software Quality Assurance SQA effort for the Groundwave Emergency Networks Thin Line Connectivity Capability system during the early period of its development. The process included desktop analyses, simulations, and execution of the major portions of the software leading to formal qualification testing by the contractor. As a result, the contractor was alerted to potential omissions and incorrect implementations of the software, culminating in a final implementation that was essentially error-free. An important lesson learned from this type of effort is the need for early and thorough involvement of and interaction between contractor and SQA personnel.

Descriptors:

• *COMPUTER PROGRAMS
• *COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
• *GROUND WAVES(ELECTROMAGNETIC)
• *EMERGENCIES
• QUALIFICATIONS
• COMPUTER PROGRAM RELIABILITY
• QUALITY ASSURANCE
• ACCEPTANCE TESTS

Subject Categories:

• Computer Programming and Software
• Radiofrequency Wave Propagation
• Radio Communications

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE