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A model-based approach for multiple QoS in scheduling: from models to implementation

Kloukinas, C. & Yovine, S. (2011). A model-based approach for multiple QoS in scheduling: from models to implementation. Automated Software Engineering, 18(1), pp. 5-38. doi: 10.1007/s10515-010-0074-8

Abstract

Meeting multiple Quality of Service (QoS) requirements is an important factor in the success of complex software systems. This paper presents an automated, model-based scheduler synthesis approach for scheduling application software tasks to meet multiple QoS requirements. As a first step, it shows how designers can meet deadlock-freedom and timeliness requirements, in a manner that (i) does not over-provision resources, (ii) does not require architectural changes to the system, and that (iii) leaves enough degrees of freedom to pursue further properties. A major benefit of our synthesis methodology is that it increases traceability, by linking each scheduling constraint with a specific pair of QoS property and underlying platform execution model, so as to facilitate the validation of the scheduling constraints and the understanding of the overall system behaviour, required to meet further QoS properties.

The paper shows how the methodology is applied in practice and also presents a prototype implementation infrastructure for executing an application on top of common operating systems, without requiring modifications of the latter.

Publication Type: Article
Subjects: Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
Departments: School of Science & Technology > Computer Science
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