Extending the Petri box calculus with time

PBC (Petri Box Calculus) is a process algebra where real parallelism of concurrent systems can be naturally expressed. One of its main features is the definition of a denotational semantics based on Petri nets, which emphasizes the structural aspects of the modelled systems. However, this formal mod...

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Autores: Marroquín Alonso, Olga, Frutos Escrig, David De
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2001
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/60657
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/60657
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:004
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Sumario:PBC (Petri Box Calculus) is a process algebra where real parallelism of concurrent systems can be naturally expressed. One of its main features is the definition of a denotational semantics based on Petri nets, which emphasizes the structural aspects of the modelled systems. However, this formal model does not include temporal aspects of processes, which are necessary when considering real-time systems. The aim of this paper is to extend the existing calculus with those temporal aspects. We consider that actions are not instantaneous, that is, their execution takes time. We present an operational semantics and a denotational semantics based on timed Petri nets. Finally, we discuss the introduction of other new features such as time-outs and delays. Throughout the paper we assume that the reader is familiar with both Petri nets and PBC.