Modelling clock synchronization in the chess gMAC WSN protocol

Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science, EPTCS

Volumn 13, Issue , 2009, Pages 41-54

  Schuts, Mathijs ^a   Zhu, Feng ^a   Heidarian, Faranak ^a   Vaandrager, Frits ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMAL METHODS; MECHANICAL CLOCKS; MODEL CHECKING; SYNCHRONIZATION;

CLOCK DRIFT; CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION; TIMED AUTOMATA MODELS; UPPAAL MODEL CHECKERS;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 80052737090     PISSN: 20752180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.4204/EPTCS.13.4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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