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Compositional synthesis of modular systems
Bernd Finkbeiner1, Noemi Passing1
1CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security, Saarbrücken, Germany.
Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering
|September 19, 2022
Summary
This study presents a compositional synthesis algorithm for distributed systems, enabling practical scalability. The algorithm generates strategies and certificates, improving efficiency for distributed synthesis tasks.
Area of Science:
- Computer Science
- Distributed Systems
- Formal Methods
Background:
- Distributed synthesis of monolithic systems remains a significant challenge.
- Compositional approaches are crucial for developing scalable distributed algorithms.
- Decomposing global system specifications into local process requirements is key.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present and extend a sound and complete compositional synthesis algorithm.
- To develop a method for generating certificates that define assume-guarantee contracts for inter-process interfaces.
- To bias the synthesis towards solutions with small interfaces by bounding certificate size.
Main Methods:
- A compositional synthesis algorithm is developed and extended.
- Certificates are generated for each process, defining assume-guarantee contracts.
- The algorithm is implemented and evaluated on scalable benchmarks.
Main Results:
- The implemented approach is significantly faster than standard distributed synthesis methods when small certificates exist.
- The overhead of synthesizing certificates is minimal even when large certificates are required.
- The algorithm successfully constructs strategies and interface certificates for distributed systems.
Conclusions:
- The presented compositional synthesis algorithm offers a practical and scalable solution for distributed systems.
- The use of certificates enhances the formulation of local process requirements and system modularity.
- The approach demonstrates efficiency gains over traditional methods, particularly for systems with manageable interfaces.
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