Modelling the Dependability of Mobile Devices

摘要

This study aims to present an overview of dependability concepts and their application to the domain of ubiquitous computing, having in mind that mobile handsets belong to ubiquitous computing. The paper will discuss the dependability of products, in general before moving on to discuss the dependability of mobile handsets and ubiquitous computing, and it will present a new model on the dependability of mobile devices. The structure of this new model on the dependability of mobile devices is adapted from that of product dependability.