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In this paper we will present a formal technique for describing complex systems consisting a number of interacting components. To meet this, we will consider a mathematical model for a single component and specify abstract communication protocols of components by using a lightweight formal language Interface Automata. To model hierarchal design for hierarchal systems, beside the basic component’s model, we will present other components, called Nodes. A Node consists of a set of components interacting under the supervision of a Controller. A Controller is a set of interface automata that specify interaction protocol of components inside a Node. In addition, we will prove that each Node is equal to a component. Therefore, a Node can be composed of components which are in turn Nods. To address state space explosion problem in system verification, a Node will not be directly analyzed, Instead, we will analyze the Controller and prove its conformance.
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Isazadeh, A., Karimpour, J., Isazadeh, H. (2007). A New Formalism for Describing Concurrent Systems. In: Thulasiraman, P., He, X., Xu, T.L., Denko, M.K., Thulasiram, R.K., Yang, L.T. (eds) Frontiers of High Performance Computing and Networking ISPA 2007 Workshops. ISPA 2007. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4743. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74767-3_37
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