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Enhanced utility accrual scheduling algorithms for adaptive real time system.


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Othman, Muhammad Fauzan and Ahmad, Idawaty (2009) Enhanced utility accrual scheduling algorithms for adaptive real time system. Journal of Computer Science, 5 (11). pp. 783-787. ISSN 1549-3636

Abstract

Problem statement: This study proposed two utility accrual real time scheduling algorithms named as Preemptive Utility Accrual Scheduling (PUAS) and Non-preemptive Utility Accrual Scheduling (NUAS) algorithms. These algorithms addressed the unnecessary abortion problem that was identified in the existing algorithm known as General Utility Scheduling (GUS). It is observed that GUS is inefficient for independent task model because it simply aborts any task that currently executing a resource with lower utility when a new task with higher utility requests the resource. The scheduling optimality criteria are based on maximizing accrued utility accumulated from execution of all tasks in the system. These criteria are named as Utility Accrual (UA). The UA scheduling algorithms are design for adaptive real time system environment where deadline misses are tolerable and do not have great consequences to the system. Approach: We eliminated the scheduling decision to abort a task in GUS and proposed to preempt a task instead of being aborted if the task is preemptive able. We compared the performances of these algorithms by using discrete event simulation. Results: The proposed PUAS algorithm achieved the highest accrued utility for the entire load range. This is followed by the NUAS and GUS algorithms. Conclusion: Simulation results revealed that the proposed algorithms were more efficient than the existing algorithm, producing with higher accrued utility ratio and less abortion ratio making it more suitable and efficient for real time application domain.


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Item Type: Article
Subject: Real-time data processing.
Subject: Computer algorithms.
Subject: Computer science - Mathematics.
Divisions: Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology
Publisher: Science Publications
Keywords: Accrued utility ratio; Utility accrual scheduling; Adaptive real-time system; Discrete event simulation
Depositing User: Umikalthom Abdullah
Date Deposited: 11 May 2012 02:40
Last Modified: 11 May 2012 02:40
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14514
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