How do we write assertion for valid to be high while ready is low for AXi protocol

In reply to ben@SystemVerilog.us:

  
// A caveat on the use of that **throughout**
// The construct exp throughout seq is an abbreviation for the following: 
(exp) [*0:$] intersect seq
// Your requirements: Once valid goes high on any channel, valid to be high 
// while ready is low.  You did not specify what the value of valid is when ready==1.
// The  valid throughout ready[->1];
// means that when ready==1, valid==1
// If you need to specify that valid==0 when ready==1 
// then you need to use the intersect of 2 sequences. 
 $rose(valid) |-> valid throughout ready[->1]);

 ap_i1: assert property(@ (posedge clk) $rose(valid) |-> !valid[->1] intersect ready[->1]);
 ap_thru1: assert property(@ (posedge clk)   $rose(valid) |-> valid throughout ready[->1]);

http://SystemVerilog.us/vf/thruo_intersect.sv // testbench
http://SystemVerilog.us/vf/intersect.png // simulation

Ben Cohen
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