Soft Real-Time Systems: Predictability vs. Efficiency: Predictability vs. Efficiency

by Giorgio C Buttazzo, Giuseppe Lipari, Luca Abeni, Marco Caccamo

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441936554
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	12/06/2010
Series:	Series in Computer Science
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005
Pages:	275
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

Overload Management.- Temporal Protection.- Multi-Thread Applications.- Synchronization Prools for Hard and Soft Real-Time Systems.- Resource Reclaiming.- Quality of Service Management.- Feedback Scheduling.- Shastic Scheduling.