BS EN 61165:2006

INTRODUCTION
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Symbols and abbreviations
   4.1 Symbols for state transition diagrams
   4.2 Other symbols and abbreviations
   4.3 Example
5 General description
6 Assumptions and limitations
7 Relationship with other analysis techniques
   7.1 General
   7.2 Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
   7.3 Reliability Block Diagram (RBD)
   7.4 Petri nets
8 Development of state transition diagrams
   8.1 Prerequisites
   8.2 Rules for development and representation
9 Evaluation
   9.1 General
   9.2 Evaluation of reliability measures
   9.3 Evaluation of availability and maintainability measures
   9.4 Evaluation of safety measures
10 Documentation of results
Annex A (informative) - Basic mathematical relationships for
        Markov techniques
Annex B (informative) - Example: Development of state
        transition diagrams
Annex C (informative) - Example: Numerical evaluation of some
        reliability, availability, maintainability and safety
        measures for a 1-out-of-2 active redundant system
Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to international
         publications with their corresponding European
         publications
National Annex NA (informative) - Simplifications and
                  approximations
Bibliography

Covers guidance on the application of Markov techniques to model and analyze a system and estimate reliability, availability, maintainability and safety measures.

This International Standard provides guidance on the application of Markov techniques to model and analyze a system and estimate reliability, availability, maintainability and safety measures. This standard is applicable to all industries where systems, which exhibit state-dependent behaviour, have to be analyzed. The Markov techniques covered by this standard assume constant time-independent state transition rates. Such techniques are often called homogeneous Markov techniques.