Cibrario Bertolotti, Ivan[National Research Council of Italy > Institute of Electronics, Computer and Telecommunication Engineering]
Hu, Tingting[University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Computer Science and Communications Research Unit (CSC)]
Navet, Nicolas[University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Computer Science and Communications Research Unit (CSC)]
2017
2017 IEEE 13th International Workshop on Factory Communication Systems (WFCS)
IEEE
1-6
Yes
978-1-5090-5788-7
13th IEEE International Workshop on Factory Communication Systems (WFCS’2017)
from 31-05-2017 to 02-06-2017
Trondheim
Norway
[en] Model-driven development ; Distributed agreement protocols ; Embedded systems design and development
[en] Fast-paced innovation in the embedded systems domain puts an ever increasing pressure on effective software development methods, leading to the growing popularity of Model-Based Design (MBD). In this context, a proper choice of modeling languages and related tools - depending on design goals and problem qualities - is crucial to make the most of MBD benefits. In this paper, a comparison between two dissimilar approaches to modeling is carried out, with the goal of highlighting their relative advantages and shortcomings. It focuses on a case study involving a well-known distributed agreement protocol, a choice motivated by the fact that embedded systems are nowadays quickly evolving towards distributed, fault-tolerant architectures.