Resource Management in Real-time Systems and Networks

Real-time systems and networks are of increasing importance in many applications, including automated factories, telecommunication systems, defence systems, and space systems. The book introduces the concepts, and state-of-the-art research developments of resource management in real time systems and networks. Unlike other texts in the field, it covers the entire spectrum of issues in resource management, including task scheduling in uniprocessor real-time systems; task scheduling, fault-tolerant task scheduling, and resource reclaiming in multiprocessor real-time systems, conventional task scheduling and object-based task scheduling in distributed real-time systems; and message scheduling, QoS routing, dependable communication, multicast communication, and medium access protocols in real-time networks. It provides algorithmic treatment for all of the issues addressed, highlighting the intuition behind each alogrithm and giving examples. It also includes two chapters on case studies. The book intends to have interests of students of computer science and engineering and of professionals and researchers in the field. Table of Contents Preface. Introduction. Task Scheduling in Multiprocessor Real-Time Systems. Resource Reclaiming in Multiprocessor Real-Time Systems. Fault-Tolerant Task Scheduling in Multiprocessor Real-Time Systems. Resource Management in Distributed Real-Time Systems. Scheduling of Object-Based Tasks in Distributed Real-Time Systems. Real-Time Communication in Wide Area Networks. Route Selection in Real-Time Wide Area Networks. Multicasting in Real-Time Networks. Real-Time Communication in Multiple Access Networks. Case Study - Distributed Air Defense System. Case Study - Air Traffic Control System. References. Acronyms. Index.