Communicating sequential processes
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Introduction to the ISO specification language LOTOS
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Computer Networks and ISDN Systems - Formal description technique (FDT) languages for protocols
Standard field bus networks for industrial applications
Computer Standards & Interfaces
Using Formal Description Techniques: An Introduction to Estelle, Lotos, and SDL
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The PROFIBUS formal specification: a comparison between two FDTs
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A Bus Instrumentation Protocol Specified in LOTOS
FORTE '90 Proceedings of the IFIP TC6/WG6.1 Third International Conference on Formal Description Techniques for Distributed Systems and Communication Protocols: Formal Description Techniques, III
Tool Demonstration: The Lotosphere Integrated Tool Environment Lite
FORTE '91 Proceedings of the IFIP TC6/WG6.1 Fourth International Conference on Formal Description Techniques for Distributed Systems and Communication Protocols: Formal Description Techniques, IV
CADP - A Protocol Validation and Verification Toolbox
CAV '96 Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Computer Aided Verification
IEEE Spectrum
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The aim of this paper is to expose the utility of formal description techniques (FDTs) applied to the design of industrial communication protocols (fieldbuses). For this purpose the authors explain their experience in the formal specification of the data link layer of the WorldFIP French standard. Nowadays there is in the market a great number of protocols in the framework of industrial communications. They are devised for specific applications and distributed control processes. Every manufacturer has tied its customers to its own proprietary fieldbuses, which has led this technology to a great lack of standardization. Thus, the interconnection of equipment from different manufacturers has become very problematic. In this paper an introduction to fieldbuses is given, with an explanation of their main features, standardization attempts and applications. WorldFIP is a fieldbus network protocol designed to provide links between sensors/actuators and process units (PLCs, controllers, etc.) in automation systems. This protocol has been proposed by French manufacturers and has become a standard. This paper analyses the data link layer of WorldFIP, specifying it with the formal language LOTOS. This is a formal description technique (FDT) standardized by ISO (International Organization, for Standardization) for designing services and protocols used in the communication of open systems (OSI: Open systems Interconnection). Also, the methodology followed for validating the formal description is explained. Finally an executable that constitutes a simulation system for WorldFIP networks is implemented following this specification.