Verifying Behavioural Specifications in CafeOBJ Environment

In this paper, we present techniques for automated verification of behavioural specifications using hidden algebra. Two non-trivial examples, the Alternating Bit Protocol and a snooping cache coherence protocol, are presented with complete specification code and proof scores for CafeOBJ verification system. The refinement proof based on behavioural coinduction is given for the first example, and the coherence proof based on invariance is given for the second.

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