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Formal semantics for a new model for parallel computation called IC* is defined. This model differs widely from existing parallel models and is suitable for describing hardware and communication protocols with real time properties. Its interesting features are the absence of interleaving assumptions and a high-level predicate-based specification and programming language. In this paper, the semantics of IC* is given by first describing the basic idea of a behavior and later building on this definition to obtain three increasingly complex models of computation. Finally, the IC* model is compared with some existing formalisms.
This work was done while the authors were at Bellcore.
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Gopinath, B., Singh, A.K., Uppaluru, P. (1991). A formal description of the IC* model of parallel computation. In: Dehne, F., Fiala, F., Koczkodaj, W.W. (eds) Advances in Computing and Information — ICCI '91. ICCI 1991. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 497. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-54029-6_201
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