Roux-type constructions for covering arrays of strengths three and four
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A covering array CA(N ; t, k, v) is an N × k array such that every N × t sub-array contains all t-tuples from v symbols at least once, where t is the strength of the array. Covering arrays are used to generate software test suites to cover all t-sets of component interactions. Recursive constructions for covering arrays of strengths 3 and 4 are developed, generalizing many “Rouxtype” constructions. A numerical comparison with current construction techniques is given through existence tables for covering arrays.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Des. Codes Cryptography
دوره 41 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006