A model for updating real-time applications

Real-Time Systems

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 169-189

  Montgomery, Jami ^a  

^a NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Code replacement; Dynamic update; Multithreaded; RT Mach; Software update

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS; CALCULATIONS; CODING ERRORS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; HARDWARE; MONITORING; REDUNDANCY; SCHEDULING; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; SYNCHRONIZATION; TELECOMMUNICATION;

CODE REPLACEMENT; DYNAMIC UPDATES; MULTITHREADED; SOFTWARE UPDATE;

REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

EID: 3543051118     PISSN: 09226443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:TIME.0000027932.11280.3c     Document Type: Article

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