Analysis of a clock synchronization protocol for wireless sensor networks

Theoretical Computer Science

Volumn 413, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 87-105

  Heidarian, Faranak ^a   Schmaltz, Julien ^a,b   Vaandrager, Frits ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clock synchronization algorithms; Industrial application of formal methods; Model checking; Theorem proving; Timed automata; Wireless sensor networks

Indexed keywords

CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION; COMMUNICATION MODELS; ISABELLE; LINE TOPOLOGY; PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS; PROOF ASSISTANT; TIMED AUTOMATA; UPPAAL MODEL CHECKERS;

FORMAL METHODS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; INFORMATION THEORY; MECHANICAL CLOCKS; MODEL CHECKING; SYNCHRONIZATION; THEOREM PROVING;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 81955161894     PISSN: 03043975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tcs.2011.07.018     Document Type: Conference Paper

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