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We describe an approach to the specification of concurrent systems which enables a Petri net model of a system to be built up in a systematic way starting from a trace-based CSP specification. This method enables the separate specification of the behavior of each component (process) and their interactions in terms of the feasible sequences of events in which they can be involved. A set of rules is then applied to transform the trace-based specifications into a complete Petri net that is analyzed and/or executed to validate system behavior. The domain transformation procedure is fully automatable. The specification of a safety-critical railway control system is used as a case study.
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Mazzeo, A., Mazzocca, N., Russo, S. et al. A Systematic Approach to the Petri Net Based Specification of Concurrent Systems. Real-Time Systems 13, 219–236 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007907309442
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