A Concurrent Calculus with Geographical Constraints

Toshihiko ANDO  Kaoru TAKAHASHI  Yasushi KATO  Norio SHIRATORI  

Publication
IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Fundamentals of Electronics, Communications and Computer Sciences   Vol.E81-A    No.4    pp.547-555
Publication Date: 1998/04/25
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Print ISSN: 0916-8508
Type of Manuscript: Special Section PAPER (Special Section on Concurrent Systems Technology)
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mobile communication,  π-calculus,  location,  field,  location bisimulation,  location erased bisimulation,  

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Summary: 
Process algebras with name passing have been proposed for concurrent mobile processes. They can be suitable to describe dynamical changes of connections among processes. To describe mobile communication or mobile computing systems, however, it is necessary to consider locations at which processes run. We propose a description method to design mobile communication systems using a concurrent calculus in this paper. The concept of a field is introduced to model locality of communication. An extension of π-calculus with a field is proposed. The extension does not include locality represented by a field while most related works treat locality within their languages. A field is given when behavior of a target system is verified in a particular environment. The aim of the extension is to verify and to test connectivity between processes under various geographical constraints. This method could be design-oriented in this context. Equivalence relations with/without location in this calculus are also discussed.