Title :
Time-Triggered Fieldbus Networks State of the Art and Future Applications
Author :
Elmenreich, Wilfried
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Networked & Embedded Syst., Univ. of Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt
Abstract :
The time-triggered paradigm encompasses a set of concepts and principles that support the design of dependable real-time systems. By using the properties of physical time and the mechanism of clock synchronization, coordinated interaction between distributed nodes can be facilitated. This paper briefly explains the time-triggered approach, defines a taxonomy for real-time requirements and discusses seven protocols that provide time-triggered features. Finally, two application examples are given that show the potential of the time-triggered approach.
Keywords :
clocks; field buses; synchronisation; clock synchronization; dependable real-time systems; distributed nodes; real-time requirements; time-triggered approach; time-triggered fieldbus networks; time-triggered paradigm; Actuators; Clocks; Control systems; Delay; Distributed computing; Embedded system; Field buses; Real time systems; Synchronization; Taxonomy; fieldbus; real-time; time-triggered;
Conference_Titel :
Object Oriented Real-Time Distributed Computing (ISORC), 2008 11th IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3132-8
DOI :
10.1109/ISORC.2008.50
