Introduction to Real-Time CORBA
Middleware with Predictable Behavior

Detailed Course Outline

• Definitions

• Introduction

  • Real-time Computing Environment
  • Goals of RT CORBA Specification
  • RT CORBA Primitives
  • RT CORBA Additions to CORBA
  • RT CORBA Specification Overview
    • A Schedulable Entity
    • Priorities
    • Scheduling Environment
    • Resources

• Elements of Real -Time CORBA Architecture

  • Activities
  • RT ORB
  • Real-Time POA
  • Thread Scheduling
  • End-points and Connections
  • Buffering and Invocation Time-outs
  • CORBA Priority
  • Priority Mapping
  • Priority Transforms
  • Server Priority Model Policies
  • Mutexes.

• Client and Server Configuration

  • Client Configuration
    • Priority policies, connections, transport protocol
  • Server Configuration
    • Priority policies, threads, transport protocol
  • Scoping

• Scheduling Theory

  • Scheduling Algorithms
  • Scheduling and Synchronization
  • Priority Inversion
  • Priority Ceiling Protocol

• RT CORBA Thread Scheduling

  • Native Thread Priorities
  • CORBA Priority
  • Priority Mapping
  • RTCORBA::Current
  • Priority Propagation
  • Mutexes

• Real-Time CORBA Configuration Specifications

  • Real-Time CORBA Toolbox
  • Scoping and Implementation of Policies

• Server-side Configuration

  • Server-side Thread Configuration
  • Protocol Selection and Configuration
  • Server Set Priority Model
  • Choice of Priority Inheritance Protocol

• Client-side Configuration

  • Implicit and Explicit Binding
  • Control of the Communication Transport Level
  • Request Buffers
  • Client Priority Propagation Model
  • Choice of Priority Inheritance Protocol
  • Determining Initial Invocation Priorities

• Off-line Analysis

  • Scheduling-Oriented Analysis and Design
  • RAPID RMA
  • From Analysis and Design to Development
  • An Analysis and Design and Development Cycle

• Scheduling Service

  • Functionality
  • Masking Priorities via Names
  • IDL
  • Semantics
  • An Example
  • Initialization and Implementation

• The Evolution of RT CORBA

  • RT ORB Precursors
  • RAPID Sched
  • The Perfect RT ORB
  • Coordination with Other RFPs
    • Real-Time UML
    • Flexible Communications (Pluggable Protocols)
    • Embedded Systems
    • Fault Tolerant Systems
  • Future Enhancements

• Review