The model-checking technique we propose is based on the Counterexample-guided Abstraction Refinement (CEGAR) methodology \cite{clarke00cegar}. We take into account the structure of the system as a set of synchronous components, each of which has been previously verified and a set of CTL properties is attached to each component. This set refers to the specification of the component. We would like to verify whether a concrete model, $M$ presumedly huge sized composed of several components, satisfies a global property $\Phi$. Due to state space combinatorial explosion phenomenon that occurs when verifying huge and complex systems, an abstraction or approximation of the concrete model has to be done in order to be able to verify the system with model-checking techniques. Instead of building the product of the concrete components, we replace each concrete component by an abstraction of its behavior derived from a subset of the CTL properties it satisfies. Each abstract component represents an over-approximation of the set of behaviors of its related concrete component \cite{braunstein07ctl_abstraction}.

\subsection{Overall Description of our methodology}
In CEGAR loop methodology, in order to verify a global property $\Phi$ on a
concrete model $M$, an abstraction of the concrete model $\widehat{M}$ is
generated and tested in the model-checker. As the abstract model is an
over-approximation of the concrete model and we have restrained our
verification to ACTL properties only, if $\Phi$ holds on the the abstract model then we are certain that it holds in the concrete model as well. 
However, if $\Phi$ doesn't hold in the abstract model then we can't conclude anything regarding the concrete model until the counterexample, 
$\sigma$ given by the model-checker has been analyzed. \remark{Cecile}{cite
Grumberg ovver-approx et ACTL poperties}
%\bigskip
%\begin{definition}
%The property to be verified, $\Phi$ is an ACTL formula. ACTL formulas  
%are CTL formulas with only universal path quantifiers: AX, AF, AG and AU.
%\end{definition}

\begin{definition}
Given $\widehat{M} = (\widehat{AP}, \widehat{S}, \widehat{S}_0, \widehat{L}, \widehat{R}, \widehat{F})$ an abstract model of a concrete model, $M$ and $\Phi$, a global property to be verified on $M$, the model-checking result can be interpreted as follows:

\begin{itemize}
\item{$\widehat{M} \vDash \Phi \Rightarrow M \vDash \Phi$ : verification completed }
\item{$\widehat{M} \nvDash \Phi$  and  $\exists \sigma$ : counterexample analysis required in order to determine whether $M \nvDash \Phi$ or $\widehat{M}$ is too coarse. }
\end{itemize}
\end{definition}

%\bigskip
We can conclude that the property $\Phi$ doesn't hold in the concrete model $M$ if the counterexample path is possible in M. Otherwise the abstract model at step $i : \widehat{M}_i$, has to be refined if $\widehat{M}_i \nvDash \Phi$ and the counterexample obtained during model-checking was proven to be \emph{spurious}.

\begin{figure}[h!]
%   \centering
%   \includegraphics[width=1.2\textwidth]{our_CEGAR_Loop_Enhanced_2S_PNG}
%     \hspace*{-5mm}
     \includegraphics{our_CEGAR_Loop_Enhanced_2S_PNG}
   \caption{\label{cegar} Verification Process }
\end{figure}

As mention earlier, in our verification methodology, we have a concrete model which consists of several components and each component comes with its specification or more precisely, properties that hold in the component. Given a global property $\Phi$, the property to be verified by the composition of the concrete components model, an abstract model is generated by selecting some of the properties of the components which are relevant to $\varphi$. 

In the case where model-checking failed, the counterexample given by the model-checker \cite{ucberkeley96vis}  has to be analysed. We use a SATSolver to check whether the counterexample is spurious or not. When a counterexample is proved to be spurious, we proceed to the refinement phase.
\TODO{ref du papier sur le spurious + petite explication sur SAT et
déroulement}
\subsection{Concrete system definition}

The concrete system is a synchronous compositon of components, each of which
described as a Moore machine.
\begin{definition}
A \emph{Moore machine} $C$ is defined by a tuple $\langle I, O, R,$ $\delta, \lambda, \mathbf{R}_0 \rangle$, where,
\begin{itemize}
\item $I$ is a finite set of boolean inputs signals.
\item $O$ is a finite set of boolean outputs signals.
\item $R$ is a finite set of boolean sequential elements (registers).
\item $\delta : 2^I \times 2^R \rightarrow 2^R$ is the transition function.
\item $\lambda : 2^R \rightarrow 2^O$ is the output function.
\item $\mathbf{R}_0 \subseteq 2^R$ is the set of initial states.
\end{itemize}
\end{definition}

\emph{States} (or configurations) of the circuit correspond to boolean configurations of all the sequential elements. From now on, let $C = \langle I, O, R, \delta, \lambda, \mathbf{R}_0 \rangle$ be a sequential circuit.

\begin{definition}
A \emph{Concrete system} $M$ is obtained by synchronous composition of the
component.\\
$M = C_1 \parallel C_2 \parallel \ldots \parallel C_n$,where each $C_i$ is a
Moore machine with a specification associated $\varphi_i = \{\varphi_i^1 \ldots
\varphi_i^k\}$ Each $\varphi_i^j$ being a CTL$\setminus$X formula whose
propositions $AP$ belongs to $\{I_i\cup O_i\cup R_i\}$ .
\end{definition}

\subsection{Abstraction definition}

Our abstraction consists in reducing the size of the representation model by
freeing some its variables. The point is to determine the good set of variable
to be freed and when to free them. We take advantage of the CTL specification
of each component: a CTL property may be seen as a partial view of the tree of
behaviors of its variables. All the variables not specified by the property
can be freed. We introduced the Abstract Kripke Structure (AKS for short) which exactly
specifies when the variable of the prperty can be frreed.
The abstraction of a component is represented by an AKS, 
derived from a subset of the CTL properties the component satisfies.
Roughly speaking, AKS($\varphi$), the AKS derived from a CTL property
$\varphi$, simulates all execution trees whose initial state satisfies
$\varphi$. In AKS($\varphi$), states are tagged with the truth values of
$\varphi$'s atomic propositions, among four truth values : inconsistent,
false, true and unknown (either true or false).
States with inconsistent truth values are not represented since they refer to non possible
assignments of the atomic propositions. A set of fairness constraints eliminates non-progress cycles.

 
%Assume that we have an abstract Kripke structure (AKS) representing the abstract model $\widehat{M}$ of the concrete model of the system M with regard to the property to be verified, $\Phi$. The abstraction method is based on the work described in \cite{ braunstein07ctl_abstraction}. 
The AKS associated with a CTL property $\varphi$ whose set of atomic propositions is $AP$ is a 6-tuple, \\ $\widehat{C} =(\widehat{AP}, \widehat{S}, \widehat{S}_0, \widehat{L}, \widehat{R}, \widehat{F})$ which is defined as follows:

\begin{definition}
An abstract Kripke structure,\\ $\widehat{C} =(\widehat{AP}, \widehat{S}, \widehat{S}_0, \widehat{L}, \widehat{R}, \widehat{F})$ is a 6-tuple consisting of :

\begin{itemize}
\item { $\widehat{AP}$ : a finite set of atomic propositions}	
\item { $\widehat{S}$ : a finite set of states}
\item { $\widehat{S}_0 \subseteq \widehat{S}$ : a set of initial states}
\item { $\widehat{L} : \widehat{S} \rightarrow 2^{Lit}$ : a labeling function which labels each state with the set of atomic propositions true in that state. Lit is a set of literals such that $Lit = AP \cup \{\bar{p} | p \in AP \}$. With this labeling definition, an atomic proposition in a state can have 4 different values as detailed below:}
		\begin{itemize}
			\item {$ p \notin \widehat{L}(s) \wedge \bar{p} \notin \widehat{L}(s) : p $\emph{ is \textbf{unknown} in} s }
			\item {$ p \notin \widehat{L}(s) \wedge \bar{p} \in \widehat{L}(s) : p $\emph{ is \textbf{false} in} s}
			\item {$ p \in \widehat{L}(s) \wedge \bar{p} \notin \widehat{L}(s) : p $\emph{ is \textbf{true} in} s}
		  \item {$ p \in \widehat{L}(s) \wedge \bar{p} \in \widehat{L}(s) :  p $\emph{ is \textbf{inconsistent} in} s}
		\end{itemize}
\item { $\widehat{R} \subseteq \widehat{S} \times \widehat{S}$ : a transition relation where $ \forall s \in \widehat{S}, \exists s' \in \widehat{S}$ such that $(s,s') \in \widehat{R}$ }
\item { $\widehat{F}$ : a set of fairness constraints (generalized B\"uchi
acceptance condition)}
\end{itemize}
\end{definition}
%\bigskip


As the abstract model $\widehat{M}$ is generated from the conjunction of verified properties of the components in the concrete model $M$, it can be seen as the composition of the AKS of each property.
The AKS composition has been defined in \cite{braunstein_phd07}; it extends
the classical synchrounous composition of Moore machine to deal with
four-valued variables.
%\bigskip

\begin{definition}
Let $C_j$ be a component of the concrete model $M$ and $\varphi_{j}^k$ is a CTL formula describing a satisfied property of component $C_j$. Let $AKS (\varphi_{C_j^k})$ the AKS generated from $\varphi_j^k$. We have $\forall j \in [1,n]$ and $\forall k \in [1,m]$:

\begin{itemize}
\item{$ \widehat{C}_j = AKS (\varphi_{C_j^1}) ~||~ AKS (\varphi_{C_j^2} ) ~||~...~||~ AKS (\varphi_{C_j^k}) ~||$\\ $ ...~||~ AKS (\varphi_{C_j^m}) $}
\item{$ \widehat{M} = \widehat{C}_1 ~||~ \widehat{C}_2 ~||~ ... ~||~ \widehat{C}_j ~||~... ~||~ \widehat{C}_n $}
\end{itemize}

\hspace*{3mm}with :\\
\hspace*{5mm}- $ n \in \mathbb{N} $ : the number of components in the model \\
\hspace*{5mm}- $ m \in \mathbb{N} $ : the number of selected verified properties of a component

\end{definition}
%\bigskip


The generation of an abstract model in the form of AKS from CTL formulas,
based on the works of Braunstein \cite{braunstein07ctl_abstraction}, 
has been successfully implemented by Bara \cite{bara08abs_composant}.


\subsection{Characterization of AKS}
TODO : PEUT ETRE A VENTILER DANS DIFFERENTES PARTIES ??

\begin{definition}
A state $s$ is an abstract state if one its variable $p$ is {\it unknown}. It
is concise representation of the set of more concrete states in which $p$
is either true or false. 
\end{definition}

\begin{definition}
The {\emph concretization} of an abstract $s$ with respect to the variable $p$
({\it unknown} in that state), assigns either true or false to $p$.

The {\emph abstraction} of a state $s$ with respect to the variable $p$
(either true or false in that state), assigns  {\it unknown} to $p$.
\end{definition}

\begin{property}
Let A1 and A2 two AKS such that A2 is obtained by concretizing one abstract variable of A1 (resp A1 is obtained by abstracting one variable in A2). Then A1 simulates A2.
\end{property}
\begin{proof}
As the concretization of state reduces the set of concrete configuration the
abstract state represents but does not affect the transition relation of the
AKS. The unroll execution tree of A2 is a subtree of the one of A1. Then  A1 simulates A2.
\end{proof}

 
2. Negation of states in an AKS

a) An (abstract) configuration in a state of the AKS represents a (convex ?) set of states of the concrete component.

b) The negation of an configuration may be represented by a set of abstract configurations

c) building the AKS of a spurious counter-example may lead to a blow-up of the number of states of the AKS