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Soft Real-Time Systems: Predictability vs. Efficiency

Predictability vs. Efficiency

Authors:

  1. Giorgio Buttazzo

    1. University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

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  2. Giuseppe Lipari

    1. Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy

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  3. Luca Abeni

    1. MBI Group, Pisa, Italy

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  4. Marco Caccamo

    1. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, USA

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  • The first book that explains how to build flexible, as well as predictable real-time systems, optimizing resources and reducing cost

  • Provides concrete system-building methods for developers, as well as an overview of the field for academics

Part of the book series: Series in Computer Science (SCS)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    Pages 1-21

  3. Overload Management

    Pages 23-58

  4. Temporal Protection

    Pages 59-93

  7. Resource Reclaiming

    Pages 175-194

  9. Feedback Scheduling

    Pages 219-234

  10. Stochastic Scheduling

    Pages 235-258

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 259-275
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About this book

Hard real-time systems are very predictable, but not sufficiently flexible to adapt to dynamic situations. They are built under pessimistic assumptions to cope with worst-case scenarios, so they often waste resources. Soft real-time systems are built to reduce resource consumption, tolerate overloads and adapt to system changes. They are also more suited to novel applications of real-time technology, such as multimedia systems, monitoring apparatuses, telecommunication networks, mobile robotics, virtual reality, and interactive computer games. This unique monograph provides concrete methods for building flexible, predictable soft real-time systems, in order to optimize resources and reduce costs. It is an invaluable reference for developers, as well as researchers and students in Computer Science.

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Keywords

  • Computer
  • Kernel
  • Multimedia
  • algorithms
  • computer science
  • operating system
  • robotics
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Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

    Giorgio Buttazzo

  • Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy

    Giuseppe Lipari

  • MBI Group, Pisa, Italy

    Luca Abeni

  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, USA

    Marco Caccamo

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