Automated validation of distributed software using the IF environment

Marius Bozga (1) , Susanne Graf (1) , Laurent Mounier (1)

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This paper summarizes our experience with IF, an open validation environment for distributed software systems. Indeed, face to the increasing complexity of such systems, none of the existing tools can cover by itself the whole validation process. The IF environment was built upon an expressive intermediate language and allows to connect several validation tools, providing most of the advanced techniques currently available. The results obtained on several large case-studies, including telecommunication protocols and embedded software systems, confirm the practical interest of this approach.

Mots clés: model checking; distributed systems; protocols; tool integration; intermediate representation

Domaines: Systèmes embarqués

Marius Bozga, Susanne Graf, Laurent Mounier. Automated validation of distributed software using the IF environment. Workshop on Software Model Checking (in connection with CAV '01), Jul 2001, Paris, France. pp.370-381. ⟨hal-00369349⟩