An Accurate Time-management Unit for Real-time Processors

Abstract

Time management is an important aspect of real-time computation. Traditional high performance processors provide little or no support for management of time. In this report, we propose a time-management unit which can greatly help improve the performance of a real-time system. The proposed unit can be added to any processor architecture without affecting its performance. We also explain how the unit helps to solve the clock synchronization problems in a real-time network.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 15, 1998
Accession Number
AD1005536

Entities

People

  • Ashok Agrawala
  • Krishnan K. Kailas

Organizations

  • University of Maryland

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Algorithms
  • Clocks
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Corporations
  • Embedded Systems
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Dividers
  • Instructions
  • Intervals
  • Networks
  • Operating Systems
  • Programming Languages
  • Scheduling (Production)
  • System Software
  • Time Intervals

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.
  • Software Engineering.