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Verification of Clock Synchronization Algorithms: Experiments on a combination of deductive tools
Abstract : We report on an experiment in combining the theorem prover Isabelle with automatic first-order arithmetic provers to increase automation on the verification of distributed protocols. As a case study for the experiment we verify several averaging clock synchronization algorithms. We present a formalization of Schneider's generalized clock synchronization protocol in Isabelle/HOL. Then, we verify that the convergence functions used in two clock synchronization algorithms, namely, the Interactive Convergence Algorithm (ICA) of Lamport and Melliar-Smith and the Fault-tolerant Midpoint algorithm of Lundelius-Lynch, satisfy Schneider's general conditions for correctness. The proofs are completely formalized in Isabelle/HOL. We identify parts of the proofs which are not fully automatically proven by Isabelle built-in tactics and show that these proofs can be handled by automatic first-order provers with support for arithmetics.
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https://hal.inria.fr/inria-00097383
Contributor : Leonor Prensa Nieto <>
Submitted on : Thursday, September 21, 2006 - 2:53:26 PM
Last modification on : Friday, February 26, 2021 - 3:28:05 PM
Long-term archiving on: : Tuesday, April 6, 2010 - 1:06:29 AM
Contributor : Leonor Prensa Nieto <>
Submitted on : Thursday, September 21, 2006 - 2:53:26 PM
Last modification on : Friday, February 26, 2021 - 3:28:05 PM
Long-term archiving on: : Tuesday, April 6, 2010 - 1:06:29 AM