Title :
Spanner: A Tool for the Specification, Analysis, and Evaluation of Protocols
Author :
Aggarwal, Sudhir ; Barbará, Daniel ; Meth, Kalman Z.
Author_Institution :
Bellcore
Abstract :
SPANNER is a software package for the specification, analysis, and evaluation of protocols. It is based on a mathematical model of coordinating processes called the selection/resolution model.
Keywords :
Analysis and verification; communication protocols; formal description techniques; formal specifeation; software environment; software tools; specification languages; Databases; Distributed computing; Formal specifications; Information analysis; Kalman filters; Mathematical model; Protocols; Software packages; Software tools; Specification languages; Analysis and verification; communication protocols; formal description techniques; formal specifeation; software environment; software tools; specification languages;
Journal_Title :
Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TSE.1987.232877