Introduction to Rate Monotonic Analysis (RMA)
Guaranteeing Real-Time Performance Using RMA

Detailed Course Outline

• Guaranteeing Real-Time Performance Using RMA
• Introduction
  • Overview of Rate Monotonic Theory
  • Advantages and Benefits
• Basic Theory
  • Concepts and Definitions
  • Periodicity Assumption
  • Utilization Bound Test
  • Completion Time Test
• Extending Basic Theory
  • Task Switching
  • Pre-Period Deadlines
  • Priority Inversion and Blocking
  • General Schedulability Model
  • Period Transformation
• Synchronization Issues
  • Chained Blocking
  • Mutual Deadlock
  • Basic Inheritance Protocol
  • Priority Ceiling Protocol
• Aperiodic Tasks
  • Sporadic Servers
  • Queuing Theory
• Case Study: BSY-1 Trainer
• Analysis Framework
  • Timing Behavior
  • Timing Requirements
  • System Development Life Cycle