Formal Methods for Distributed Processing: A Survey of Object-Oriented Approaches

by Howard Bowman, John Derrick

Overview

This important resource presents the current state of the art in the application of formal methods to object based distributed systems. A major theme is how to formally handle the new requirements arising from OO distributed systems. The major specification notations and modeling techniques are introduced and compared by leading researchers, in several cases, the inventors of the notations. The book also describes approaches to the specification of nonfunctional requirements, needed typically in the specification of multimedia systems and security issues. Professionals in software design, object-oriented computing, distributed systems, and telecommunications systems will gain an appreciation of the relationships among the major areas of concerns and learn how the use of object-oriented based formal methods provides workable solutions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521771849
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	10/22/2001
Pages:	492
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.06(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; Part I. Object-Oriented Distributed Systems: 1. Issues in distributed systems P. F. Linington; 2. Distributed systems, an ODP perspective P. F. Linington; 3. Issues in formal methods H. Bowman and J. Derrick; Part II. Specification Notations: 4. Finite state machine based: SDL R. O. Sinnott and D. Hogrefe; 5. Process calculi: E-LOTOS T. Robles, G. Huecas, J. Quemada, A. Verdejo and L. F. Llana-Dìaz; 6. State-based approaches: from Z to object-Z G. Smith; 7. The united modelling language S. Kent; Part III. Dynamic Reconfiguration: 8. Actors: a model for reasoning about open distributed systems G. A. Agha, P. Thati and R. Ziaei; 9. π-calculi P. Sewell; 10. Mobile mabients l. Cardelli and A. D. Gordon; Part IV. Subtyping: 11. Subtyping in distributed systems J. Indulska; 12. Behavioural subtyping using invariants and constraints B. H. Liskov and J. M. Wing; 13. Behavioural typing for objects and process calculi E. Najm, A. Nimour and J-B. Stefani; Part V. Concurrent OO Language: 14. Reflections in concurrent object-oriented languages H. Masuhara and A. Yonezawa; 15. Inheritance in concurrent objects C. Laneve; Part VI. Nonfunctional Requirements: 16. Multimedia in the E-LOTOS process algebra G. Leduc; 17. Specifying and analysing multimedia systems L. Blair and G. Blair; Part VII. Development Architectures: 18. Piccola - a small composition language F. Achermann, M. Lumpe, J.-G. Schneider and O. Nierstrasz; 19. Specification architectures K. J. Turner and R. O. Sinnott; 20. Viewpoints modelling H. Bowman and J. Derrick; Indices.

Editorial Reviews

Bowman and Derrick (computing laboratory, U. of Kent at Canterbury) present this volume on the current state of the art in the application of formal methods to object-based distributed systems. Thirty-five international specialists contribute twenty chapters covering modern object-oriented (OO) distributed systems; major specification notations and modelling techniques; the specification of systems involving dynamic reconfiguration; the role and use of subtyping; concurrent OO languages and reflection; the specification of nonfunctional requirements, typically needed in multimedia systems; and the role of development architectures in distributed systems modelling. For researchers and practitioners in software design, objected-oriented computing, distributed systems, and telecommunications systems. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)