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In this paper, we describe our application of SPIN [1] to model an algorithm used to synchronize the clocks of modules that provide periodic real-time communication over a network. We used the SPIN model to check certain performance properties of the system; in particular, we were able to verify that the algorithm achieves synchronization within a time bound, even in the presence of certain types of faults. Our results suggest that state space explosion in models of time-dependent systems can be most effectively managed by explicit modeling of time; by imposing determinism on execution orderings, and justifying that determinism in a domain-specific manner; and by splitting up the space of execution sequences according to initial conditions.
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Weininger, N., Cofer, D. (2000). Modeling the ASCB-D Synchronization Algorithm with SPIN: A Case Study. In: Havelund, K., Penix, J., Visser, W. (eds) SPIN Model Checking and Software Verification. SPIN 2000. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1885. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/10722468_6
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