Integrating performance evaluation and formal specification

We propose a methodology that intends to reuse formal specification effort to build a performance modeling. The methodology starts abstracting the relevant features of a real system in a formal specification. Then, we enhance the specification with performance information (quality of service, workload, processing design). At that point, we map the enhanced formal representation in a performance modeling that preserves the formal properties. Thereupon, we implement this modeling in a performance evaluation environment. We develop the methodology for the SDL and Estelle standardized formal techniques. Ultimately, we illustrate the methodology by an example: the transport control protocol (TCP). Finally, we simulate the achieved executable, varying evaluation conditions.