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LucianLucian-Florentin Brbulescu

PSS-05
05 (Procedures, Specifications and Standards)
Issue 1 1985
Issue 2 1991

ECSS (European Cooperation for Space

Standardization )
ECSS-E-ST-40 - software engineering
ECSS-Q-ST-80 - software product assurance
ECSS-M-ST-10, ECSS-M-ST
ST-40 - management
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Bazat pe conceptul client/

client/furnizor

System Engineering
carried out by the customer

system requirements engineering

system integration

system validation.

Related review: SRR (System requirements review)

Software Requirements Engineering

Carried out by the supplier

software-requirements
requirements analysis

software top-level
level architectural design

Related review: PDR (Preliminary design review)

May also generate SWR (Software requirement review)

Software Design Engineering

carried out by the supplier

designing of software items

coding and unit testing
Integration
validation with respect to the technical specification

Related review: CDR (Critical Design Review)

Software Validation and Acceptance

carried out by the supplier

Validation with respect to the requirements baseline

Related review: QR (Qualification Review)

carried out in the suppliers environment

Factory Acceptance Test

Software delivery and installation

carried out by the customer

Software acceptance

Related review: AR (Acceptance Review)

carried out in the operational environment

Site Acceptance Test

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Software Operations Engineering

preparation of software operations procedures

preparation of plans for operational testing (new releases)
software operations proper
user support

Software Maintenance

software problem analysis

software problem correction (software modification)
re-acceptance
acceptance (i.e. validation of corrections)
software migration
software retirement
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Software product assurance programme

implementation

Organization and responsibility

Software product assurance programme management
Risk management and critical item control
Supplier selection and control
Procurement
Tools and supporting environment
Assessment and improvement process

Software process assurance

Software product quality assurance

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Software process assurance

Software development life cycle
Requirements applicable to all software engineering processes
Requirements applicable to individual software engineering
processes or activities

Software product quality assurance

Product quality objectives and metrication

Product quality requirements
Software intended for reuse
Standard ground hardware and services for operational system
Firmware

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Configuration management
establish and maintain a consistent record of a products
functional and physical characteristics compared to its design
and operational requirements.
know at any time:
Technical description
Evolution of technical description
Traceability of the evolution of the products technical description
Consistency of the internal interfaces;
Documentation is and remains the exact image of the products;
Current configuration baseline to record discrepancies detected
during production, delivery or operation;

The operational possibilities and limitations

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