Technical Reports (CIS)
Document Type
Technical Report
Subject Area
GRASP
Date of this Version
September 1993
Abstract
VERSA is a tool that assists in the algebraic analysis of real-time systems. It is based on ACSR, a timed process algebra designed to express resource-bound real-time distributed systems. VERSA supports the analysis of real-time processes through algebraic rewriting, interactive execution, and equivalence testing. This paper begins by presenting a brief overview of the process algebra ACSR, its syntax, operational semantics, and equivalence relations. VERSA'S process and command syntax, its algebraic rewrite system, and its state-based analysis features are described fully. The presentation includes examples that illustrate the salient features of ACSR, and output from sample VERSA sessions that demonstrate the application of the tool to real-time systems analysis.
Recommended Citation
Duncan Clarke, Insup Lee, and Hong-liang Xie, "VERSA: A Tool for the Specification and Analysis of Resource-Bound Real-Time Systems", . September 1993.
Date Posted: 21 August 2007
Comments
University of Pennsylvania Department of Computer and Information Science Technical Report No. MS-CIS-93-77.