
Modeling and Analysis of Communicating Systems
MIT Press
Published on 29. August 2014
Book
Hardback
392 pages
978-0-262-02771-7 (ISBN)
Description
Rigorous theory and real-world applications for modeling and analysis of the behavior of complex communicating computer systemsComplex communicating computer systems-computers connected by data networks and in constant communication with their environments-do not always behave as expected. This book introduces behavioral modeling, a rigorous approach to behavioral specification and verification of concurrent and distributed systems. It is among the very few techniques capable of modeling systems interaction at a level of abstraction sufficient for the interaction to be understood and analyzed. Offering both a mathematically grounded theory and real-world applications, the book is suitable for classroom use and as a reference for system architects.The book covers the foundation of behavioral modeling using process algebra, transition systems, abstract data types, and modal logics. Exercises and examples augment the theoretical discussion. The book introduces a modeling language, mCRL2, that enables concise descriptions of even the most intricate distributed algorithms and protocols. Using behavioral axioms and such proof methods as confluence, cones, and foci, readers will learn how to prove such algorithms equal to their specifications. Specifications in mCRL2 can be simulated, visualized, or verified against their requirements. An extensive mCRL2 toolset for mechanically verifying the requirements is freely available online; this toolset has been successfully used to design and analyze industrial software that ranges from healthcare applications to particle accelerators at CERN. Appendixes offer material on equations and notation as well as exercise solutions.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United States
Publishing group
MIT Press Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
65 s/w Abbildungen
65 b&w illus.
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 203 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-262-02771-7 (9780262027717)
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Persons
Jan Friso Groote is Professor of Computer Science at the Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands. Mohammad Reza Mousavi is Professor of Computer Systems Engineering at the Center for Research on Embedded Systems at Halmstad University, Sweden.
Author
ProfessorEindhoven University of Technology
Professor of Computer Systems EngineeringHalmstad University