Task allocation and optimization of distributed embedded systems with simulated annealing and geometric programming

Computer Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1071-1091

  He, Xiuqiang ^a,b   Gu, Zonghua ^b   Zhu, Yongxin ^c  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

embedded; real time; scheduling

Indexed keywords

BRITISH COMPUTER SOCIETIES; BUS-BASED; COARSE-GRAINED; DISTRIBUTED EMBEDDED SYSTEM; EMBEDDED; GEOMETRIC PROGRAMMING; HIERARCHICAL OPTIMIZATION; INTEGRATED OPTIMIZATION; OXFORD UNIVERSITY; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; PERIODIC TASKS; PRIORITY ASSIGNMENT; PROCESSOR ALLOCATION; PROCESSOR NODES; REAL-TIME; SAFETY-CRITICAL; SOLUTION QUALITY; STANDARD BUS; TASK ALLOCATION; TASK MODELS; TIME-TRIGGERED PROTOCOLS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BUSES; EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; SCHEDULING; SUBROUTINES;

SIMULATED ANNEALING;

EID: 77955676057     PISSN: 00104620     EISSN: 14602067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/comjnl/bxp084     Document Type: Article

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