Real-Time Scheduling Co-Processor in Hardware for Single and Multiprocessor Systems

J. Starner; J. Adomat; J. Furunas; L. Lindh

doi:10.1109/EURMIC.1996.546476

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Real-Time Scheduling Co-Processor in Hardware for Single and Multiprocessor Systems

Year: 1996, Pages: 0509

DOI Bookmark: 10.1109/EURMIC.1996.546476

Authors

J. Starner, Dept. of Real-Time Comput. Syst., Malardalens Univ., Vasteras, Sweden
J. Adomat, Dept. of Real-Time Comput. Syst., Malardalens Univ., Vasteras, Sweden
J. Furunas, Dept. of Real-Time Comput. Syst., Malardalens Univ., Vasteras, Sweden
L. Lindh, Dept. of Real-Time Comput. Syst., Malardalens Univ., Vasteras, Sweden

Abstract

Abstract: Multiprocessor real-time systems are difficult to design to achieve predictable time behaviour. Our approach to simplification of the design and timing analysis is to use a scheduling coprocessor. We present the real-time services provided by the coprocessor as well as its implementation and timing. The scheduling coprocessor is a specially designed digital chip and is called the Real-Time Unit (RTU) with latency in the /spl mu/s domain.