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Formal Description Techniques, IV
Proceedings of the IFIP TC6/WG6.1 Fourth International Conference on Formal Description Techniques for Distributed Systems and Communications Protocols, FORTE '91, Sydney, Australia, 19-22 November 1991
- 1st Edition, Volume 2 - March 18, 1992
- Editors: K.R. Parker, G.A. Rose
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 8 9 4 0 2 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 9 3 3 3 - 2
Formality is becoming accepted as essential in the development of complex systems such as multi-layer communications protocols and distributed systems. Formality is mandatory for… Read more
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Request a sales quoteFormality is becoming accepted as essential in the development of complex systems such as multi-layer communications protocols and distributed systems. Formality is mandatory for mathematical verification, a procedure being imposed on safety-critical system development. Standard documents are also becoming increasingly formalised in order to capture notions precisely and unambiguously. This FORTE '91 proceedings volume has focussed on the standardised languages SDL, Estelle and LOTOS while, as with earlier conferences, remaining open to other notations and techniques, thus encouraging the continuous evolution of formal techniques. This useful volume contains 29 submitted papers, three invited papers, four industry reports, and four tool reports organised to correspond with the conference sessions.
Applications I. Using LOTOS in a Design Environment (M. Vigder, R.J.A. Buhr). Using VDM to Specify OSI Managed Objects (L. Simon, L.S. Marshall). Invited Paper. What is the Method in Formal Methods ? (E. Brinksma). Performance and Reliability. Io: An Estelle Simulator for Performance Evaluation (E. Fernandez, D. Vazquez, J. Vinyes). Modeling Timeouts and Unreliable Media with a Timed Probabilistic Calculus (H. Hansson). Industry Reports. Formal Methods at AT&T - An Industrial Usage Report (J.A. Chaves). The Adoption of Formal Methods within OTC (K. Rosenberg). Linking Specifications with Implementations (M. Kooij). Experience of Using LOTOS Within the CIM-OSA Project (A. McClenaghan). Applications II. An Exercise in Protocol Synthesis (P. van Eijk, J. Schot). Specification of a Distributed Coordination Function in LOTOS (I. Widya, F. Sadoun, G.-J. van der Heijden). XP, An Experiment in Modular Specification (G. Veltink). Invited Paper. Understanding Interfaces (S. Lam, A.U. Shankar). Change Management. Modeling Dynamic Communication Structures in LOTOS (L. Fredlund, F. Orava). Dynamic Configuration in LOTOS (E. Najm, J.-B. Stefani). Timed Extensions. An Upward Compatible Timed Extension to LOTOS (G. Leduc). Mapping Time-Extended LOTOS to Standard LOTOS (A. McClenaghan). LOTOS-like Process Algebras with Urgent or Timed Interactions (T. Bolognesi, F. Lucidi). Transformations. Event Structures for Design and Transformation in LOTOS (R. Langerak). A Calculus to Define Correct Transformations of LOTOS Specifications (T. Massart). Inverse Expansion (S. Pavón, M. Hulström, J. Quemada, D. de Frutos, Y. Ortega). Tools and Environment. A LOTOS Data Facility Compiler (DAFY) (E. Lallemand, G. Leduc). The Superimposition of Estelle Programs: A Tool for the Specification and Implementation of Observation and Control Algorithms (B. Caillaud). Design and Implementation of an Application Interface for LOTOS Processors (K. Ohmaki, H. Tsuji, K. Yamanaka, Y. Sato, Y. Itabashi, T. Shimizu). Validation. Formal Specifications, Validation and Implementation of an Application Protocol with Estelle (C.T. Nguyen, P. Hunel, M.C. Vialatte). Specification and Validation of a Simple Overtaking Protocol using LOTOS (P. Ernberg, L. Fredlund, B. Jonsson). Protocol Trace Analysis Based on Formal Specifications ( M. Kim, S.T. Chanson, S.T. Vuong). Language Issues. Inheritance in LOTOS (S. Rudkin). Mixing LOTOS and SDL Specifications (H. Saria, H. Nirschl, C. Binding). &Lgr;&bgr;: A Virtual LOTOS Machine (J.A. Mañas, J. Salvachúa). Tools Reports. FORSEE (J. Billington, G. Wheeler, B. Keck, K. Parker). Tools for Process Algebras (E. Madelaine, D. Vergamini). A Cross Compiling Experiment: A PC Implementation of a LOTOS Spec (J. Mañas, J. Salvachúa, T. de Miguel). The Lotosphere Integrated Tool Environment Lite (P. van Eijk). Invited Paper. Superposition Refinement of Parallel Algorithms (R.J. Back, K. Sere). Verification. Specification and Verification of a Sliding Window Protocol in LOTOS (E. Madelaine, D. Vergamini). Protocol Verification System for SDL Specifications Based on Acyclic Expansion Algorithm and Temporal Logic (H. Saito, T. Hasegawa, Y. Kakuda). Process Foundations. Process Algebra Traces Augmented with Causal Relationships (C. Fidge). Fairness in LOTOS (C. Wu, G. von Bochmann). A LOTOS Based Calculus with True Concurrency Semantics (J.-P. Courtiat, R.J. Coelho da Costa).
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 2
- Published: March 18, 1992
- Imprint: North Holland
- Paperback ISBN: 9780444894021
- eBook ISBN: 9781483293332
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K.R. Parker
Affiliations and expertise
Telecom Research Laboratories, Victoria, AustraliaGR
G.A. Rose
Affiliations and expertise
University of Queensland, AustraliaRead Formal Description Techniques, IV on ScienceDirect