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An improved method and system for automatically generating reliability models for use with a reliability evaluation tool is described. The reliability model generator of the present invention includes means for storing a plurality of low level reliability models which represent the reliability chara

An improved method and system for automatically generating reliability models for use with a reliability evaluation tool is described. The reliability model generator of the present invention includes means for storing a plurality of low level reliability models which represent the reliability characteristics for low level system components. In addition, the present invention includes means for defining the interconnection of the low level reliability models via a system architecture description. In accordance with the principles of the present invention, a reliability model for the entire system is automatically generated by aggregating the low level reliability models based on the system architecture description.

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A computer system for generating reliability models comprising, in combination: a first memory having stored therein a first knowledge base for storing a plurality of low level reliability models which represent the reliability characteristics for low level system components; a second memory having

A computer system for generating reliability models comprising, in combination: a first memory having stored therein a first knowledge base for storing a plurality of low level reliability models which represent the reliability characteristics for low level system components; a second memory having stored therein a second knowledge base for storing definitions of the interrelationship of said low level models based on a desired system configuration; and means for aggregating the low level reliability models stored in said first knowledge base into a single reliability model based on the system configuration definitions stored in said second knowledge base.