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This paper presents a general framework for integrated state space reduction in model checking executable object-oriented software system designs. The framework structures the application of state space reduction algorithms into three phases with different algorithms applied in each phase. The interactions between these algorithms are explored to maximize the aggregate effect of state space reduction. Automation support for the framework has been proposed and partially implemented. The framework is presented for system designs modeled in xUML [1][2], an executable dialect of UML, but can also be used to structure integrated state space reduction for other representations. To further improve the applicability of the framework, domain-specific design patterns can be explored to instantiate the framework for different application domains. An instantiation of the framework for distributed transaction systems is defined and its partial implementation has been applied to the design model of an online ticket sale system. The dimension of software system designs that are model checkable is found to be greatly extended.
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Xie, F., Browne, J.C. (2002). Integrated State Space Reduction for Model Checking Executable Object-Oriented Software System Designs. In: Kutsche, RD., Weber, H. (eds) Fundamental Approaches to Software Engineering. FASE 2002. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2306. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45923-5_5
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