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Towards a Protocol Algebra Based on Algebraic Specifications

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We sketch some first steps towards the definition of a protocol algebra based on the framework of behavioural algebraic specification. Following the tradition of representing protocols as state machines, we use the notion of Observational Transition System to express them in an executable algebraic specification language such as CafeOBJ. This abstract approach allows defining several useful operators for protocol reasoning and proving properties of them using theorem proving techniques and CafeOBJ term rewriting machine. The proposed protocol algebra is inspired by the module algebra and the hierarchical object composition technique.

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  • formal methods
  • algebraic specification
  • behavioural specification
  • protcol algebra
  • CafeOBJ

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    Iakovos Ouranos

  2. School of Applied Math. & Phys. Sciences, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    Petros Stefaneas

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Ouranos, I., Stefaneas, P. (2014). Towards a Protocol Algebra Based on Algebraic Specifications. In: Lee, R. (eds) Software Engineering Research, Management and Applications. Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol 496. Springer, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00948-3_6

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