Reachability and timing analysis in data flow networks: a case study

The need of efficient implementation, safety and performance requires early validation in the design of computer control systems. The detailed timing and reachability analysis in the development process is particularly important if we design equipments or algorithms of high performance and availability. In this paper we present a case study related to the early validation of control systems modeled by data flow networks. The model is validated indirectly as it is transformed to Petri nets in order to be able to utilize the tools available for Petri nets.