Formal Description Techniques and Protocol Specification, Testing and Verification

Addressing formal description techniques (FDTs) applicable to distributed systems and communication protocols, this work aims to present the theory, application, tools and industrialization of FDTs. Some of the topics covered include: FDT-based system and protocol engineering and implementation; corporate, strategic and financial consequences of FDT; use, protocol testing and synthesis; and performance modelling and analysis. This book should be of interest to computer scientists; engineers; professional and academic researchers involved in distributed systems and communication protocols; professionals in the telecommunications industry; and students and lecturers in computer science, engineering and telecommunications.