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Verification of Estelle-Specified Communication Protocols Using High-Level Petri Nets

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Estelle specifications are considered that include certain dynamic constructs. A method of translation of these specifications into modified colored Petri nets is described. Static Estelle specifications are translated into hierarchical typed time nets (HTT nets), which are extensions of safe colored Petri nets through the introduction of the notions of time, priorities, and places (which are queues of tokens). A program complex EPV is presented that is designed for verification of static Estelle specifications of communication protocols by translating them into HTT nets. Experiments are described on simulation and search for semantic errors in protocols used in practice.

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    V. A. Nepomniaschy, G. I. Alekseev, A. V. Bystrov, S. P. Myl'nikov, E. V. Okunishnikova, P. A. Chubarev & T. G. Churina

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Nepomniaschy, V.A., Alekseev, G.I., Bystrov, A.V. et al. Verification of Estelle-Specified Communication Protocols Using High-Level Petri Nets. Programming and Computer Software 27, 58–68 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011094609718

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