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ADL: An Activity Description Language for Real Time Networks

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Stephen Paynter, Dr James Armstrong, Jolien Haveman

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Abstract

This paper introduces and motivates ADL, a new formal notation for the specification of the temporal and functional behaviour of concurrent processes. ADL is tailored to be directly compatible with the DORIS design method. It combines a graphical Activity State-Machine (ASM) notation and a model-based Activity Functional Behaviour (AFB) notation. The abstract syntax, and static and dynamic semantics for the ASM notation are given, the dynamic semantics being given proof-theoretically in many-sorted logic extended with the RTL ‘occurrence’ relation, Θ, and the ERTL ‘holding’ relation, Φ. ADL is used to specify a small network, and proofs are given of its timeliness and safety properties.

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Author(s): Paynter SE, Armstrong JM, Haveman J

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Formal Aspects of Computing

Year: 2000

Volume: 12

Issue: 2

Pages: 120-144

ISSN (print): 0934-5043

ISSN (electronic): 1433-299X

Publisher: Springer

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s001650070032

DOI: 10.1007/s001650070032

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