ECE 666 - Real-Time Computing Systems

(4 credits)

This course emphasizes hard and soft real-time computer system design for single-processor and multi-core embedded systems and distributed real-time systems. Topics covered include characterizing real-time systems measuring performance, task assignments, scheduling, fault tolerant scheduling, run-time error handling, run-time support, kernel, real-time databases, realtime communication, software development techniques, practical applications.Offered in winter.

Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.