Simulation and Implementation of the PTIDES Programming Model

We have previously proposed PTIDES (programming temporally integrated distributed embedded systems), a discrete-event framework that binds realtime with model time at sensors, actuators, and network interfaces. In this experimental effort we focus on performance issues and tradeoffs in PTIDES implementation. We address event processing performance with respect to other distributed discrete event approaches that can be applied in a similar setting. The procedure is experimentally evaluated on a distributed setup with standard software and networking components.