IEC 60300-3-4:2007

IEC 60300-3-4:2007

September 2007
International standard Cancelled

Dependability management - Part 3-4: Application guide - Guide to the specification of dependability requirements

Gives guidance on specifying required dependability characteristics in product and equipment specifications, together with specifications of procedures and criteria for verification. Includes advice on specifying quantitative and qualitative reliability, maintainability and availability requirements. The main changes from the previous edition are: the concept of systems has been included and the need to specify the dependability of the system and not just the physical equipment has been stressed; the need for verification and validation of the requirement has been included; differentiation has been made between requirements, that can be measured and verified and validated, and goals, which cannot; and the content on availability, maintainability and maintenance support has been updated and expanded to similar level of detail to reliability.

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September 2007

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71 p.

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IEC 60300-3-4:2007
Sumary
Dependability management - Part 3-4: Application guide - Guide to the specification of dependability requirements

Gives guidance on specifying required dependability characteristics in product and equipment specifications, together with specifications of procedures and criteria for verification. Includes advice on specifying quantitative and qualitative reliability, maintainability and availability requirements. The main changes from the previous edition are: the concept of systems has been included and the need to specify the dependability of the system and not just the physical equipment has been stressed; the need for verification and validation of the requirement has been included; differentiation has been made between requirements, that can be measured and verified and validated, and goals, which cannot; and the content on availability, maintainability and maintenance support has been updated and expanded to similar level of detail to reliability.
Replaced standards (1)
IEC 60300-3-4:1996
August 1996
International standard Cancelled
Dependability management - Part 3: Application guide - Section 4: Guide to the specification of dependability requirements

Gives guidance on specifying required dependability characteristics in product and equipment specifications, together with specifications of procedures and criteria for verification. Includes advice on specifying quantitative and qualitative reliability, maintainability and availability requirements.

Standard replaced by (1)
IEC 60300-3-4:2022
March 2022
International standard Current
Dependability management - Part 3-4: Application guide - Specification of dependability requirements

IEC 60300-3-4:2022 gives guidance on specifying dependability requirements and collating these requirements in a specification, together with a list of the means of assuring the achievement of the dependability requirements. The guidance provided includes: • specifying quantitative and qualitative reliability, maintainability, supportability and availability requirements; • advising acquirers on how to ensure that the requirements can be fulfilled by suppliers; • advising suppliers to help them meet the acquirer's requirements. Other obligations, such as legislation and governmental regulations, can also place requirements on items, in addition to any requirements derived in accordance with this document.

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