Soft Real-Time Systems: Predictability vs. Efficiency Predictability vs. Efficiency |
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Author:
| Buttazzo, Giorgio Lipari, Giuseppe Abeni, Luca Caccamo, Marco |
Series title: | Series in Computer Science Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4419-3655-4 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2010 |
Publisher: | Springer
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $109.99 |
Book Description:
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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,...
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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.