Message Sequence Charts (MSC) have had an unanticipated success, both with SDL, on its own and in conjunction with other methods and tools. Major tool vendors now offer both SDL and MSC in their tool set. This timely volume reports on the recent developments in this expanding field. Several papers deal with language issues, tools and methods for effective use of MSC. Advances in "SDL technology" are discussed, and several papers deal with the early stages of product development and how SDL may be complemented by other methods, such as OMT, to improve problem understanding and make better SDL designs. New developments in the areas of tools for verification, validation and testing are also included, together with a large number of papers on applications.
Introduction. Use in Telecoms. Industrial experience of using SDL in
IskraTEL (A. Robnik et al.). A distributed SDL-based intelligent network
laboratory (P. Csurgay, F.A. Aagesen). SDL-92 support for re-use in protocol
system specifications - some early experience (A. Sinton, M. Crowther). MSC
Session
1. Using MSC-92 effectively (Ø. Haugen). Generating tools for message
sequence charts (S. Mauw, E.A. van der Meulen). Syntax requirements of
message sequence charts (M.A. Reniers). MSC Session
2. Message sequence
chart: Composition techniques versus OO-techniques - "Tema con Variazioni".
(E. Rudolph et al.). ASN.1 exchange format for MSC graphics (M. Törõ et al.).
Object Orientation. A development method for SDL-92 specifications based on
OMT (D. Witaszek et al.). Translation of OMT to SDL-92 (F. Guo, T.W.
MacKenzie). CASE Experience. A methodology for modelling large and complex
systems, used on an advanced transport telematics architecture (T. Frotveit).
High quality design using SDL technology (Z. Koono, B.H. Far). Software
process improvement with SDL (K.Kimbler, G. Opsahl). Tools. Design issues of
RASTA SDL-92 translator (N. Mansurov et al.). A generic, high capacity
computing platform for SDL systems execution (G. Millstein et al.).
Tool-aided understanding of SDL (L. Tufvesson). Language Design Issues.
Description for hierarchical processing in SDL design (Y. Shigeta et al.).
Modifying and using SDL to specify ODP-based telecommunications services
(B.B. Nørbk, M.F. Jørgensen). Validation and Verification. GOAL: Observing
SDL behaviors with GEODE (B. Algayres et al.). Performance evaluation of SDL
systems adjunct by queuing models (M. Diefenbruch et al.). MSCs to express
service requirements as properties on a SDL model: Application to service
interaction detection (P. Combes et al.). Methods with Other Languages.
Integrating SDL and a configuration language (J. Floch). Development of SDL
specifications in focus (K. Stølen). Integrated use of SDL and GDMO (A.
Bartocci, A. Ferrero). Testing. Partial order simulation of SDL
specifications (D. Toggweiler et al.). Test case specification based on MSCs
and ASN.1 (J. Grabowski et al.). Statistical usage testing using SDL (P.
Runeson et al.). Industrial Use. SDL-based software development in Siemens
A/S - experience of introducing rigorous use of SDL and MSC (G. Amsjø, A.
Nyeng). The application of SDL to control systems for industrial machines
(T.I. Morley). Use of SDL to specify airbus future air navigation systems (F.
Goudenove, L. Doldi). Demonstrations. Melba Tools. MuSiC++. ProGen and the
PCL Toolset. ObjectGEODE. SDL Tranputer Tool Suite. SDT and ITEX. SICAT. SISU
- Electronic Methodology Handbook. Taskon/OORAM. Author Index. Bibliography.
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