The optimization method of Markov chain usage model based on three-parameter interval number

Abstract

In software reliability testing based on Markov chain usage model, how to assign the migrating probability between states of the Markov chain usage model is still a problem yet to be solved. In order to deal with the problems such as the sample data for estimating the migrating probability being small and uncertain, a migrating probability assignment method based on a three-parameter interval number is proposed to build the Markov chain usage model. The method for generating test cases is also given. An example shows in this paper, the software usage model based on the three-parameter interval number is closer to the actual situation, and the software reliability testing efficiency is improved.