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In this chapter, we look at an application of the SMV symbolic model checker to a cache consistency protocol developed at Encore Computer Corporation for their Gigamax distributed multiprocessor [MS91]. This protocol is of interest as a test case for automatic verification for two reasons. First, it is not a theoretical exercise, but a real design, which is driven by considerations of performance and economics, as well as the usual constraints of industrial design, such as compatibility with existing hardware and software. Second, this protocol is a good example of a system where random simulation methods are ineffective in finding all the design errors.
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McMillan, K.L. (1993). A Distributed Cache Protocol. In: Symbolic Model Checking. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3190-6_5
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