SynchNet: A Petri Net Based Coordination Language for Distributed Objects

We present SynchNet, a compositional meta-level language for coordination of distributed. Its design is based on the principle of separation of concerns, namely separation of the coordination from computational aspects. SynchNet can be used in combination with any objectbased language capable of expressing sequential behavior of objects. SynchNet, which is inspired by Petri nets, has a simple syntax and semantics, but is expressive enough to code many of the commonly used tion patterns. The level of abstraction that it provides allows tools and techniques developed for Petri nets to be readily applied to analysis and verification of the specified coordination patterns.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2003
• Where: GPCE
• Authors: Reza Ziaei, Gul Agha
• Keywords: Commonly Used Tion, Compositional Meta-level Language, GPCE 2003, Petri Nets