Schedulability analysis for processors with aging-aware autonomic frequency scaling

Proceedings - 18th IEEE International Conference on Embedded and Real-Time Computing Systems and Applications, RTCSA 2012 - 2nd Workshop on Cyber-Physical Systems, Networks, and Applications, CPSNA

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 11-20

  Masrur, Alejandro ^a   Kindt, Philipp ^a   Becker, Martin ^a   Chakraborty, Samarjit ^a   Kleeberger, Veit ^a   Barke, Martin ^a   Schlichtmann, Ulf ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aging; Autonomic Frequency Scaling; Real Time Scheduling

Indexed keywords

AGING MODELS; CLOCK FREQUENCY; DEVICE GEOMETRIES; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTIC; ERROR FREE OPERATIONS; FREQUENCY-SCALING; FULLY OPERATIONAL; HARD REAL-TIME; HARD REAL-TIME SYSTEMS; REAL TIME SCHEDULING; REAL-TIME TASKS; RESOURCE DIMENSIONING; SAFETY CRITICAL SYSTEMS; SCHEDULABILITY; SCHEDULABILITY ANALYSIS; SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY; SOFT ERROR; SWITCHING TIME; TASK MAPPING; TIMING PROPERTIES; TO EFFECT;

AGING OF MATERIALS; CLOCKS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; TIMING CIRCUITS;

REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

EID: 84869030640     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/RTCSA.2012.57     Document Type: Conference Paper

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