An Accurate Time-Management Unit for Real-Time Processors
An Accurate Time-Management Unit for Real-Time Processors
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1998-10-15
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Kailas, Krishnan K.
Agrawala, Ashok K.
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Abstract
Time management is an important aspect of real-time computation.
Traditional high performance processors provide little or no support for
management of time. In this report, we propose a time-management unit
which can greatly help improve the performance of a real-time system. The
proposed unit can be added to any processor architecture without affecting
its performance. We also explain how the unit helps to solve the clock
synchronization problems in a real-time network.
(Also cross-referenced as UMIACS-TR-97-28)