Section Rely.
Variable w : world.
Variable this: nid.
Notation getl := (getLocal).
Notation gets := getStatelet.
Notation getp := (@getProtocol _ w).
(* The following is the "rely" relation *)
Fixpoint network_rely' n s1 s2 :=
if n is n'.+1
then exists z s3,
[/\ this != z, network_step w z s1 s3 & network_rely' n' s3 s2]
else s1 = s2 /\ s1 \In Coh w.
Definition network_rely s1 s2 := exists n, network_rely' n s1 s2.

(* Basic properties: reflexivity and transitifity *)
Lemma rely_refl s : s \In Coh w -> network_rely s s.