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The paper presents the executable specification method for real-time (embedded) systems Transnet. The method is based on an extension to Petri nets. A specification is developed by a problem decomposition into a set of parallel processes. Each process is defined by an extended Petri net with functions assigned to transitions, and conditions and time constants assigned to arcs. It is shown that Transnet matches with the characteristics of the intended class of applications. The available specification languages and the internal representation of data which describe the functional as well as nonfunctional requirements are outlined. The advantages of the Petri net-based representation and the possibilities of automatic net analysis and early validation are discussed.
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Sacha, K.M. Real-time software specification and validation with Transnet. Real-Time Syst 6, 153–172 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01088594
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