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This paper details an approach for studying time in Message Sequence Charts (MSCs). MSCs are first transformed into order automata, and then into (max,+) automata, which allows for the use of well known (max,+) techniques.
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Le Maigat, P., Hélouët, L. (2000). A (Max,+) Approach for Time in Message Sequence Charts. In: Boel, R., Stremersch, G. (eds) Discrete Event Systems. The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, vol 569. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4493-7_8
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