Modelling and Analysis of a Collision Avoidance Protocol using SPIN and UPPAAL

Authors

  • Henrik Ejersbo Jensen
  • Kim G. Larsen
  • Arne Skou

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/brics.v3i24.20005

Abstract

This paper compares the tools SPIN and UPPAAL by modelling and verifying a Collision Avoidance Protocol for an Ethernet-like medium. We find that SPIN is well suited for modelling the untimed aspects of the protocol processes and for expressing the relevant (untimed) properties.
However, the modelling of the media becomes awkward due to the lack of broadcast communication in the PROMELA language. On the other hand we find it easy to model the timed aspects using the UPPAAL tool. Especially, the notion of committed locations supports the modelling of broadcast communication. However, the property language of UPPAAL
lacks some expressivity for verification of bounded liveness properties, and we indicate how timed testing automata may be constructed for such properties, inspired by the (untimed) checking automata of SPIN.

Downloads

Published

1996-01-24

How to Cite

Jensen, H. E., Larsen, K. G., & Skou, A. (1996). Modelling and Analysis of a Collision Avoidance Protocol using SPIN and UPPAAL. BRICS Report Series, 3(24). https://doi.org/10.7146/brics.v3i24.20005