From specification to realization: implementing the express transfer protocol

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dc.contributor.authorIrey, Philip Musser IVen
dc.contributor.committeechairNance, Richard E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKafura, Dennis G.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMarlow, David T.en
dc.contributor.departmentComputer Science and Applicationsen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:37:45Zen
dc.date.adate2012-06-10en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:37:45Zen
dc.date.issued1989-06-05en
dc.date.rdate2012-06-10en
dc.date.sdate2012-06-10en
dc.description.abstractThe research described in this thesis deals with effective protocol specification. The primary question addressed is whether the Express Transfer Protocol (XTP), a "real-time" Transport layer protocol, is sufficiently specified or are there "holes" in its specification? A new protocol evaluation process is formulated and applied to XTP in order to answer this question. The evaluation process combines a detailed analysis of the XTP specification with an attempt to implement parts of the protocol from the specification. Special attention is given to those aspects of the protocol that affect "real-time" naval tactical communications. The detailed analysis of the specification and its effect on the specification revision process are presented. The analysis is described in formal comment papers and electronic mail transmitted to the protocol designer, Dr. Greg Chesson. Elements of the protocol most applicable to tactical communication are selected for implementation. A number of assumptions are made so that an implementation can be built. The design of the prototype implementation and the assumptions made to build it are discussed. Both the hardware and software being used to build the implementation are presented. The protocol evaluation process is found to be appropriate for evaluating XTP. A comparison is made between this technique of protocol evaluation and existing techniques (i.e., simulation, complete implementation, and protocol verification). The principal conclusion of the protocol valuation process is that a number of areas of the XTP Protocol Definition (prior to Revision 3.3) are not sufficiently specified. These areas must be properly specified before a complete implementation can be built. Without a complete specification, the communications support intended for XTP is unlikely to be realized.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentix, 155 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-06102012-040505en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06102012-040505/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/43088en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1989.I739.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 21766661en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1989.I739en
dc.subject.lcshLocal area networks (Computer networks)en
dc.titleFrom specification to realization: implementing the express transfer protocolen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineComputer Science and Applicationsen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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