Wireless sensor networks: a survey
Computer Networks: The International Journal of Computer and Telecommunications Networking
Probabilistic simulations for probabilistic processes
Nordic Journal of Computing
Reduction and Refinement Strategies for Probabilistic Analysis
PAPM-PROBMIV '02 Proceedings of the Second Joint International Workshop on Process Algebra and Probabilistic Methods, Performance Modeling and Verification
Probabilistic Model Checking of the IEEE 802.11 Wireless Local Area Network Protocol
PAPM-PROBMIV '02 Proceedings of the Second Joint International Workshop on Process Algebra and Probabilistic Methods, Performance Modeling and Verification
Reduction and Refinement Strategies for Probabilistic Analysis
PAPM-PROBMIV '02 Proceedings of the Second Joint International Workshop on Process Algebra and Probabilistic Methods, Performance Modeling and Verification
PRISM: Probabilistic Symbolic Model Checker
TOOLS '02 Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Computer Performance Evaluation, Modelling Techniques and Tools
Automatic Verification of Real-Time Systems with Discrete Probability Distributions
ARTS '99 Proceedings of the 5th International AMAST Workshop on Formal Methods for Real-Time and Probabilistic Systems
ICNP '02 Proceedings of the 10th IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols
Model checking for probability and time: from theory to practice
LICS '03 Proceedings of the 18th Annual IEEE Symposium on Logic in Computer Science
Model checking for a probabilistic branching time logic with fairness
Distributed Computing
Error Analysis and Verification of an IEEE 802.11 OFDM Modem using Theorem Proving
Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science (ENTCS)
Approximate Model Checking of PCTL Involving Unbounded Path Properties
ICFEM '09 Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Formal Engineering Methods: Formal Methods and Software Engineering
ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology (TOSEM)
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The IEEE 802.11 protocol is a popular standard for wireless local area networks. Its medium access control layer (MAC) is a carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance (CSMA/CA) design and includes an exponential backoff mechanism that makes it a possible target for probabilistic model checking. In this work, we identify ways to increase the scope of application of probabilistic model checking to the 802.11 MAC. Current techniques model only specialized cases of minimum size. To work around this problem, we identify properties of the protocol that can be used to simplify the models and make verification feasible. Using these observations, we present generalized probabilistic timed automata models that are independent of the number of stations. We optimize these through a novel abstraction technique while preserving probabilistic reachability measures. We substantiate our claims of a significant reduction due to our optimization with results from using the probabilistic model checker PRISM.