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The IEEE Standard 802.6 (Distributed Queue Dual Bus (DQDB) Subnetwork of a Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)) permits subnetwork reconfiguration, usually without loss of communication ability, whenever there are bus faults. The Configuration Control Protocol (CCP) is the protocol which enables this to occur.
In this paper, we report on the modelling of CCP using Coloured Petri Nets. The complete model is too lengthy to include, so we have illustrated the modelling using a number of carefully selected examples. The examples illustrate how CPNs can replace a number of commonly used informal specification practices. They also show how CPNs cope with defining the purpose of the protocol and the intended environment in which it is meant to operate—important features often missing from specifications. Finally, some analysis of CCP which revealed a problem is described.
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Wheeler, G. (1999). The modelling and analysis of IEEE 802.6's configuration control protocol with coloured petri nets. In: Billington, J., Diaz, M., Rozenberg, G. (eds) Application of Petri Nets to Communication Networks. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1605. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0097773
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