Proceedings of the 3rd2nd USENIX Symposium on Internet Technologies and Systems (USITS '01)
Title | Proceedings of the 3rd2nd USENIX Symposium on Internet Technologies and Systems (USITS '01) PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 232 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Internet |
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Soft Real-Time Systems: Predictability vs. Efficiency
Title | Soft Real-Time Systems: Predictability vs. Efficiency PDF eBook |
Author | Giorgio C Buttazzo |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 281 |
Release | 2006-07-02 |
Genre | Computers |
ISBN | 0387281479 |
Hard real-time systems are very predictable, but not sufficiently flexible to adapt to dynamic situations. They are built under pessimistic assumptions to cope with worst-case scenarios, so they often waste resources. Soft real-time systems are built to reduce resource consumption, tolerate overloads and adapt to system changes. They are also more suited to novel applications of real-time technology, such as multimedia systems, monitoring apparatuses, telecommunication networks, mobile robotics, virtual reality, and interactive computer games. This unique monograph provides concrete methods for building flexible, predictable soft real-time systems, in order to optimize resources and reduce costs. It is an invaluable reference for developers, as well as researchers and students in Computer Science.