Title :
The standardization of message sequence charts
Author :
Grabowski, Jens ; Graubmann, Peter ; Rudolph, Ekkart
Author_Institution :
Bern Univ., Switzerland
fDate :
30 Aug-3 Sep 1993
Abstract :
The most relevant issues of the standardization of the Message Sequence Chart (MSC) language within the CCITT Study Group X are discussed. The history of the new MSC recommendation Z.120 is sketched. Different types of diagrams which are closely related to MSCs are compared, since they build the basis for the MSC language. The authors distinguished these diagrams from the standardized MSC language by using the term sequence charts (SCs). Subsequently, the MSC language is introduced and several approaches towards a forthcoming formal MSC semantics are presented
Keywords :
flowcharting; specification languages; standardisation; telecommunication standards; telecommunications computing; CCITT; MSC; MSC semantics; Z.120; message sequence charts; standardization; Guidelines; History; ISDN; ISO; Layout; Positron emission tomography; Standardization; System testing; Terminology; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Software Engineering Standards Symposium, 1993. Proceedings., 1993
Conference_Location :
Brighton
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-4240-8
DOI :
10.1109/SESS.1993.263966
