This is then followed with a description of the implementation of the concepts in a sample kernel, complete with executable code.Topics and features: introduces the fundamentals of real-time systems, including real-time architecture and distributed real-time systems;

Part I: Introduction.- Introduction to Real-Time Systems.- The Hardware.- Distributed Real-Time Systems.- Part II: System Software.- Real-Time Operating Systems.- Design of an Experimental Distributed Real-Time Kernel.- Distributed Real-Time Operating Systems and the Middleware.- Part III: Scheduling and Resource Sharing.- Uniprocessor Independent Task Scheduling.- Uniprocessor Dependent Task Scheduling.- Multiprocessor and Distributed Real-Time Scheduling.- Part IV: Application Design.- Software Engineering of Real-Time Systems.- Real-Time Programming Languages.- Fault Tolerance.- Case Study: Environment Monitoring by a Wireless Sensor Network.- Appendix A: Pseudocode Conventions.- Appendix B: Lower Kernel Functions.

This classroom-tested textbook describes the design and implementation of software for distributed real-time systems, using a bottom-up approach. The text addresses common challenges faced in software projects involving real-time systems, and presents a novel method for simply and effectively performing all of the software engineering steps. Each chapter opens with a discussion of the core concepts, together with a review of the relevant methods and available software. This is then followed with a description of the implementation of the concepts in a sample kernel, complete with executable code. Topics and features: Introduces the fundamentals of real-time systems, including real-time architecture and distributed real-time systemsPresents a focus on the real-time operating system, covering the concepts of task, memory, and input/output managementProvides a detailed step-by-step construction of a real-time operating system kernel, which is then used to test various higher level implementationsDescribes periodic and aperiodic scheduling, resource management, and distributed schedulingReviews the process of application design from high-level design methods to low-level details of design and implementationSurveys real-time programming languages and fault tolerance techniquesIncludes end-of-chapter review questions, extensive C code, numerous examples, and a case study implementing the methods in real-world applicationsSupplies additional material at an associated website Requiring only a basic background in computer architecture and operating systems, this practically-oriented work is an invaluable study aid for senior undergraduate and graduate-level students of electrical and computer engineering, and computer science. The text will also serve as a useful general reference for researchers interested in real-time systems. Dr. KayhanErciyes is a full Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering at Üsküdar University, Istanbul, Turkey. His other publications include the Springer titles Guide to Graph Algorithms, Distributed and Sequential Algorithms for Bioinformatics, and Distributed Graph Algorithms for Computer Networks.​

“This textbook summarizes contemporary knowledge and paradigms of real-time systems in a monographic way. It fits an undergraduate-level course since it starts with basic hardware and low-level real-time system characteristics. … The structure of the textbook and the building up of the chapter show readers how the theoretical background and practice can be handled in a unified framework.” (Bálint Molnár, Computing Reviews, June 18, 2021)

Examines all three essential components of distributed real-time systems: scheduling, system software (operating systems and middleware), and software engineering Describes in detail the software engineering stages of distributed real-time systems, with application case studies Discusses both the design and implementation of a simple real-time operating system kernel