An overview of real-time ANSAware 1.0

Abstract

Distributed computing and real-time computing are well established areas of research, but their integration is yet to be studied because they seldom use compatible techniques. This paper provides an overview of an ANSA based distributed computing environment (named ANSAware/RT) for open, distributed real-time computing. The focus of this article is the engineering mechanisms necessary to support real-time processing. ANSAware/RT incorporates real-time tasks and communication channels as its basic programming components. It synthesizes aspects of resource requirements, allocation and scheduling into an object-based programming paradigm.