Table of Contents

FOREWORD<br>INTRODUCTION<br>Clause<br>1 Scope<br>2 Normative references<br>3 Guidance on testing for wear out failures<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;3.1 Failure distribution<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;3.2 Median time to failure (MTF)<br>4 Life test matrix<br>5 Worked example<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1 Test condition matrix<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;5.2 Analysis of results<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;5.3 Calculating median time to failure<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;5.4 Calculation of temperature acceleration factor<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;5.5 Calculation of humidity acceleration factor<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;5.6 Extrapolation to service conditions<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;5.7 Calculation of failure rate<br>6 Random failure rate calculations<br>7 Implications for system reliability

Abstract

Useful for defining reliability tests for passive optical components. It gives advice on life testing procedures, the calculation of failure rates and the presentation of results. Also illustrates the method of calculating the instantaneous failure rate for a device during its service lifetime, based on accelerated life tests.

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Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	International Electrotechnical Committee
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ISBN
Committee	SC 86B