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Dynamic State Space Partitioning for External Memory Model Checking

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We describe a dynamic partitioning scheme usable by model checking techniques that divide the state space into partitions, such as most external memory and distributed model checking algorithms. The goal of the scheme is to reduce the number of transitions that link states belonging to different partitions, and thereby limit the amount of disk access and network communication. We report on several experiments made with our verification platform ASAP that implements the dynamic partitioning scheme proposed in this paper.

Supported by the Danish Research Council for Technology and Production.

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  1. Computer Science Department, Aarhus University, Denmark

    Sami Evangelista

  2. Department of Computer Engineering, Bergen University College, Norway

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Evangelista, S., Kristensen, L.M. (2009). Dynamic State Space Partitioning for External Memory Model Checking . In: Alpuente, M., Cook, B., Joubert, C. (eds) Formal Methods for Industrial Critical Systems. FMICS 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5825. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04570-7_7

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