Efficient exact schedulability tests for fixed priority real-time systems

IEEE Transactions on Computers

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1261-1276

  Davis, Robert I ^a   Zabos, Attila ^a   Burns, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Multiprocessing multiprogramming multitasking; Real time systems and embedded systems; Scheduling

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; RESPONSE TIME (COMPUTER SYSTEMS); STANDARDS; TESTING; TIME MEASUREMENT;

ACCEPTANCE TESTING; DESIGN TOOLS; DISTRIBUTED REAL-TIME SYSTEMS; DYNAMIC SYSTEMS; EMBEDDED MICROPROCESSORS; EXACT ANALYSIS; EXECUTION TIME; FASTER CONVERGENCE; FIXED PRIORITIES; INCREMENTAL COMPUTATIONS; INITIAL VALUES; INTEGRAL PART; MULTIPROCESSING/MULTIPROGRAMMING/MULTITASKING; NUMBER OF ITERATIONS; PAPER ADDRESSES; PERFORMANCE ISSUES; PRIORITY ORDER; REAL-TIME SYSTEMS AND EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; RESPONSE TIME; RESPONSE TIMES; RESPONSE-TIME ANALYSIS; SCHEDULABILITY; SCHEDULING; SPARE CAPACITY ALLOCATIONS; SYSTEM DESIGNS; UPPER BOUNDS;

REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

EID: 49149111959     PISSN: 00189340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TC.2008.66     Document Type: Article

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