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This paper describes a translation of full LOTOS into Z. A common semantic model is defined and the translation is proved correct with respect to the semantics.
The motivation for such a translation is the use of multiple viewpoints for specifying complex systems defined by the reference model of the Open Distributed Processing (ODP) standardization initiative.
This work was partially funded by British Telecom Research Labs., Martlesham, Ipswich, U.K. and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council under grant number GR/K13035.
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Derrick, J., Boiten, E.A., Bowman, H., Steen, M.W.A. (1997). Supporting ODP - Translating LOTOS to Z. In: Najm, E., Stefani, JB. (eds) Formal Methods for Open Object-based Distributed Systems. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35082-0_29
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