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Extending modal transition systems with structured labels

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 May 2012

SEBASTIAN S. BAUER ,
LINE JUHL ,
KIM G. LARSEN ,
AXEL LEGAY  and
JIŘÍ SRBA
SEBASTIAN S. BAUER
Affiliation:
Institut für Informatik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany Email: bauerse@pst.ifi.lmu.de
LINE JUHL
Affiliation:
Department of Computer Science, Aalborg University, Selma Lagerlöfs Vej 300, DK-9220 Aalborg Ø, Denmark Email: linej@cs.aau.dk
KIM G. LARSEN
Affiliation:
Department of Computer Science, Aalborg University, Selma Lagerlöfs Vej 300, DK-9220 Aalborg Ø, Denmark Email: kgl@cs.aau.dk
AXEL LEGAY
Affiliation:
INRIA/IRISA, Rennes, France Email: axel.legay@irisa.fr
JIŘÍ SRBA
Affiliation:
Department of Computer Science, Aalborg University, Selma Lagerlöfs Vej 300, DK-9220 Aalborg Ø, Denmark Email: srba@cs.aau.dk
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Abstract

We introduce a novel formalism of label-structured modal transition systems that combines the classical may/must modalities on transitions with structured labels that represent quantitative aspects of the model. On the one hand, the specification formalism is general enough to include models like weighted modal transition systems and allows system developers to employ more complex label refinement than in previously studied theories. On the other hand, the formalism maintains the desirable properties required by any specification theory supporting compositional reasoning. In particular, we study modal and thorough refinement, determinisation, parallel composition, conjunction, quotient and logical characterisation of label-structured modal transition systems.

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Mathematical Structures in Computer Science , Volume 22 , Issue 4 , August 2012 , pp. 581 - 617
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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