The Testability of Distributed Real-Time Systems

BY H. KOPETZ A real—time computer system must provide the intended service in two di­ mensions: the functional (value) dimension and the temporal dimension. The verification of a real—time system implementation is thus necessarily more com­ plex than the verification of a non—real—time system which has to be checked in the value dimension only. Since the formal verification techniques of temporal properties have not yet matured to the point where these techniques can be used in practical sy...