A vertex centric parallel algorithm for linear temporal logic model checking in Pregel

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	A vertex centric parallel algorithm for linear temporal logic model checking in Pregel
	Xie, Miao (1); Yang, Qiusong (1); Zhai, Jian (1); Wang, Qing (1); Xie, M.(xiemiao@nfs.iscas.ac.cn)
	2014
发表期刊	Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing
ISSN	7437315
卷号	74 期号:11 页码:3161-3174
摘要	Linear Temporal Logic (LTL) Model Checking is a very important and popular technique for the automatic verification of safety-critical hardware and software systems, aiming at ensuring their quality. However, it is well known that LTL model checking suffers from the state explosion problem, often leading to insurmountable scalability problems when applying it to real-world systems. While there has been work on distributed algorithms for explicit on-the-fly LTL model checking, these are not sufficiently scalable and capable of tolerating faults during computation, significantly limiting their usefulness in huge cluster environments. Moreover, implementing these algorithms is generally viewed as a very challenging, error-prone task. In this paper, we instead rely on Pregel, a simple yet powerful model for distributed computation on large graphs. Pregel has from the start been designed for efficient, scalable and fault tolerant operation on clusters of thousands of computers, including large cloud setups. To harness Pregel's power, we propose a new vertex centric distributed algorithm for explicit LTL model checking of concurrent systems. Experimental results illustrate feasibility and scalability of the proposed algorithm. Compared with other distributed algorithms, our algorithm is more scalable, reliable and efficient. © 2014 Elsevier Inc.; Linear Temporal Logic (LTL) Model Checking is a very important and popular technique for the automatic verification of safety-critical hardware and software systems, aiming at ensuring their quality. However, it is well known that LTL model checking suffers from the state explosion problem, often leading to insurmountable scalability problems when applying it to real-world systems. While there has been work on distributed algorithms for explicit on-the-fly LTL model checking, these are not sufficiently scalable and capable of tolerating faults during computation, significantly limiting their usefulness in huge cluster environments. Moreover, implementing these algorithms is generally viewed as a very challenging, error-prone task. In this paper, we instead rely on Pregel, a simple yet powerful model for distributed computation on large graphs. Pregel has from the start been designed for efficient, scalable and fault tolerant operation on clusters of thousands of computers, including large cloud setups. To harness Pregel's power, we propose a new vertex centric distributed algorithm for explicit LTL model checking of concurrent systems. Experimental results illustrate feasibility and scalability of the proposed algorithm. Compared with other distributed algorithms, our algorithm is more scalable, reliable and efficient. © 2014 Elsevier Inc.
收录类别	SCI ; EI
关键词	Model Checking Linear Temporal Logic Distributed Memory Algorithm Formal Method Scalable Algorithm Reliable Model Checker
部门归属	(1) National Engineering Research Center of Fundamental Software, Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; (2) State Key Laboratory of Computer Science, Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; (3) University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
语种	英语
WOS记录号	WOS:000342888000008
引用统计
内容类型	期刊论文
URI标识	http://ir.iscas.ac.cn/handle/311060/16795
专题	中国科学院软件研究所
通讯作者	Xie, M.(xiemiao@nfs.iscas.ac.cn)
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Xie, Miao ,Yang, Qiusong ,Zhai, Jian ,et al. A vertex centric parallel algorithm for linear temporal logic model checking in Pregel[J]. Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing,2014,74(11):3161-3174.
APA	Xie, Miao ,Yang, Qiusong ,Zhai, Jian ,Wang, Qing ,&Xie, M..(2014).A vertex centric parallel algorithm for linear temporal logic model checking in Pregel.Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing,74(11),3161-3174.
MLA	Xie, Miao ,et al."A vertex centric parallel algorithm for linear temporal logic model checking in Pregel".Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing 74.11(2014):3161-3174.