The time-triggered architecture

Author

Kopetz, H.

Author_Institution

Tech. Univ. Wien, Austria

fYear

1998

fDate

20-22 Apr 1998

Firstpage

22

Lastpage

29

Abstract

The Time-Triggered Architecture (TTA) is a computer architecture for distributed real-time systems in safety critical applications, such as computer controlled brakes, or computer assisted steering in an automobile. The TTA is a composable architecture for the design of large real-time systems. Its main characteristics are a common notion of time in all subsystems of the architecture and the provision of fully specified interfaces, called temporal firewalls, between these subsystems. This paper gives an overview of the TTA, discusses the architectural principles, describes the sensor/actuator interfaces in the TTA and informs about the implementation of fault-tolerance in the TTA

Keywords

computer architecture; distributed processing; fault tolerant computing; real-time systems; TTA; Time-Triggered Architecture; distributed real-time systems; fault-tolerance; safety critical applications; temporal firewalls; Actuators; Application software; Automobiles; Computer applications; Computer architecture; Control systems; Distributed computing; Real time systems; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Vehicle safety;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Object-Oriented Real-time Distributed Computing, 1998. (ISORC 98) Proceedings. 1998 First International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Kyoto

Print_ISBN

0-8186-8430-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISORC.1998.666765

Filename

666765