DO-178B LEVEL E software is software whose anomalous behavior, as shown by the system SAFETY assessment process, would CAUSE or contribute to a failure of system FUNCTION with no effect on aircraft operational capability or pilot workload. Failure of DO-178B Level E software would have no impact on passenger or aircraft safety. Approximately 10% of avionics systems and 5% of avionics software code must meet DO-178B Level E criteria (note however that the amount of DO-178B Level E sourcecode is increasing due to passenger entertainment and internet COMMUNICATIONS subsystems that are currently designated Level E; it is deemed likely by us that the criticality levels of these systems will increase due to integration with other, more critical, avionics systems).

DO-178B Level E software is software whose anomalous behavior, as shown by the system safety assessment process, would cause or contribute to a failure of system function with no effect on aircraft operational capability or pilot workload. Failure of DO-178B Level E software would have no impact on passenger or aircraft safety. Approximately 10% of avionics systems and 5% of avionics software code must meet DO-178B Level E criteria (note however that the amount of DO-178B Level E sourcecode is increasing due to passenger entertainment and internet communications subsystems that are currently designated Level E; it is deemed likely by us that the criticality levels of these systems will increase due to integration with other, more critical, avionics systems).