Title : 
Consistency of synchronization nets using P and V operations
         
        
            Author : 
Bruno, J.L. ; Coffman, E.G. ; Hosken, W.H.
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
In this paper we provide a formulation of the synchronized execution of a system of tasks using generalized P and V operations. We explore the properties of such processes and present as a main result a decision procedure for settling the consistency question.
         
        
            Keywords : 
Buffer storage; Communication system control; Concurrent computing; Printers; Printing; System recovery; Testing;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Switching and Automata Theory, 1972., IEEE Conference Record of 13th Annual Symposium on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
USA
         
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/SWAT.1972.2