In this paper we address the real-time capabilities of P-NET, which is a multi-master fieldbus standard based on a virtual token passing scheme. We show how P-NET's medium ac...
Field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) are commonly used in embedded systems. Although it is possible to reconfigure some FPGAs while an embedded system is operational, this featu...
This paper is motivated by the need to support multiple service classes in fast packet-switched networks. We address the problem of characterizing and designing scheduling policie...
In preemptive real-time systems, scheduling analyses need—in addition to the worst-case execution time—the context-switch cost. In case of preemption, the preempted and the pr...
Abstract--The networked application environment has motivated the development of multitasking operating systems for sensor networks and other low-power electronic devices, but thei...