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This paper describes a case study presented to students in computer science during a course on formal techniques for protocol validation. The course teaches some basic notions on specification, simulation, verification, testing and distributed observation. The case study is the classical alternating-bit protocol. The exercise first consists of some simple modeling and simulation of the specification and verification of some basic service properties. It is then followed with the problem of observation of distributed executions of the protocol. This kind of experiment was found to be useful for students, since they gain an understanding of the importance and necessity of formal methods for protocol validation.
Thierry Jéron
Thierry.Jeron@irisa.fr
@article{Jard-Jeron-CSE2000,
Author = {Jard, C. and Jéron, T.},
Title = {An educational case study in protocol verification and distributed observation},
Journal = {Journal of Computer Science Education, ECASP Special Issue},
Volume = {10},
Number = {3},
Year = {2000}
}
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