Analysis and Verification of Message Sequence Charts of Distributed Systems with the Help of Coloured Petri Nets
https://doi.org/10.18255/1818-1015-2014-6-94-106
Abstract
The standard language of message sequence charts MSC is intended to describe scenarios of object interaction. Due to their expressiveness and simplicity MSC diagrams are widely used in practice at all stages of system design and development. In particular, the MSC language is used for describing communication behavior in distributed systems and communication protocols. In this paper the method for analysis and verification of MSC and HMSC diagrams is considered. The method is based on the translation of (H)MSC into coloured Petri nets. The translation algorithms cover most standard elements of the MSC including data concepts. Size estimates of the CPN which is the result of the translation are given. Properties of the resulting CPN are analyzed and verified by using the known system CPN Tools and the CPN verifier based on the known tool SPIN. The translation method has been demonstrated by the example.
About the Authors
S. A. Chernenok
A.P. Ershov Institute of Informatics Systems
Russian Federation
аспирант, Acad. Lavrentjev pr., 6, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
Russian Federation
аспирант, Acad. Lavrentjev pr., 6, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
V. A. Nepomniaschy
A.P. Ershov Institute of Informatics Systems
Russian Federation
кандидат физ.-мат. наук, зав. лабораторией, Acad. Lavrentjev pr., 6, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
Russian Federation
кандидат физ.-мат. наук, зав. лабораторией, Acad. Lavrentjev pr., 6, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
References
1. Ануреев И.С., Баранов С.Н., Белоглазов Д.М., Бодин Е.В., Дробинцев П.Д., Колчин А.В., Котляров В.П., Летичевский А.А., Летичевский А.А. мл., Непомнящий В.А., Никифоров И.В., Потиенко С.В., Прийма Л.В., Тютин Б.В. Средства поддержки интегрированной технологии для анализа и верификации спецификаций телекоммуникационных приложений // СПИИРАН. 2013. Вып. 3(26). С. 349–383 (English transl.: Anureev I., Baranov S., Beloglazov D., Bodin E., Drobintsev P., Kolchin A., Kotlyarov V., Letichevsky A., Letichevsky A. Jr., Nepomniaschy V., Nikiforov I., Potienko S., Pryma L., Tyutin B. Tools for Supporting Integrated Technology of Analysis and Verification of Specifications for Telecommunication Applications // SPIIRAS. Proc. 2013. V. 3. P. 349–383.)
2. Стененко А.А., Непомнящий В.А. Верификация раскрашенных сетей Петри методом проверки моделей / Институт систем информатики СО РАН. Препринт 172. Новосибирск, 2014. http://www.iis.nsk.su/files/preprints/172.pdf (English transl.: Stenenko A.A., Nepomniaschy V.A. Verification of Coloured Petri Nets by model checking method / Institute of Informatics Systems SB RAS. Preprint 172. Novosibirsk, 2014.)
3. Черненок С.А., Непомнящий В.А. Анализ MSC-диаграмм распределенных систем с помощью раскрашенных сетей Петри / Институт систем информатики СО РАН. Препринт 171. Новосибирск, 2013. http://www.iis.nsk.su/files/preprints/171.pdf (English transl.: Chernenok S.A., Nepomniaschy V.A. Analysis of Message Sequence Charts of Distributed Systems Using Coloured Petri Nets / Institute of Informatics Systems SB RAS. Preprint 171. Novosibirsk, 2013.)
4. Abdallah R., Gotlieb A., Helouet L., Jard C. Scenario Realizability with Constraint Optimization // FASE 2013, LNCS 7793. 2013. P. 194–209.
5. Chernenok S.A., Nepomniaschy V.A. Analysis and Verification of Message Sequence Charts of Distributed Systems Using Coloured Petri Nets // Proc. of 5th Workshop "PSSV: Theory and Applications". Moscow, 2014. P. 38–49.
6. Chernenok S.A. Analysis and Verification of Message Sequence Charts of Distributed Systems Using Coloured Petri Nets. Appendix. http://bitbucket.org/chernenok/msc-verification
7. Eichner C., Fleischhack H., Meyer R., Schrimpf U., Stehno S. Compositional Semantics for UML 2.0 Sequence Diagrams Using Petri Nets // SDL-Forum 2005, LNCS 3530. P. 133–148.
8. Genest B., Muscholl A., Peled D. Message Sequence Charts // Lectures on Concurrency and Petri Nets, LNCS 3098. 2003. P. 537–558.
9. ITU-T Recommendation Z.120 (02/2011): Message Sequence Chart (MSC). 2011.
10. Jensen K., Kristensen L.M. Coloured Petri Nets: Modeling and Validation of Concurrent Systems. Springer, 2009.
11. Kryvyi S., Matvyeyeva L. Algorithm of Translation of MSC-specified System into Petri Net // Fundamenta Informaticae, 2007. V. 79. № 3–4. P. 431–445.
12. Letichevsky A., Kapitonova J., Letichevsky A. Jr., Volkov V., Baranov S., Weigert T. Basic Protocols, Message Sequence Charts, and the Verification of Requirements Specifications // Computer Networks: The International Journal of Computer and Telecommunications Networking. 2005. V. 49. № 5. P. 661–675.
13. Liang H., Dingel J., Diskin Z. A Comparative Survey of Scenario-Based to State-Based Model Synthesis Approaches // SCESM 2006, ACM. NY, 2006. P. 5–12.
14. Muccini H. Detecting Implied Scenarios Analyzing Non-local Branching Choices // FASE 2013, LNCS 2621. P. 372–386.
15. Ribeiro O.R., Fernandes J.M. Some Rules to Transform Sequence Diagrams into Coloured Petri Nets // 7th Workshop and Tutorial on Practical Use of Coloured Petri Nets and the CPN Tools (CPN 2006). Aarhus, Denmark, 2006. P. 237–256.
16. Tanenbaum A. Computers Networks (4th Edition). Prentice Hall PTR, 2002.
17. Yang N., Yu H., Sun H., Qian Z. Modeling UML sequence diagrams using extended Petri nets // Telecommunication Systems. Springer, 2012. V. 51. № 2–3. P. 147–158.
Review
For citations:
Chernenok S.A., Nepomniaschy V.A. Analysis and Verification of Message Sequence Charts of Distributed Systems with the Help of Coloured Petri Nets. Modeling and Analysis of Information Systems. 2014;21(6):94-106. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.18255/1818-1015-2014-6-94-106
Views:
1453
Email this article 