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Resource Management in Real-Time Systems and Networks

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This book is more of a manual than the traditional concept of a book. No real life examples of the subject discussed. No easy or hard exercises to enforce the material the student went over.
All you see is a collection of abstract concepts to a subject that can be very interesting. This is definitely not worth the amount of money I spent.

When you start reading, you will find the authors have used too much space in this book to introduce the papers they published. They describe their own papers in such details such that even performance evaluations are included! On the other hand, the architecture of the book is rather incomplete possibly because the author want to cover too many areas: multiprocessor, distributed system (including Object-Oriented) and networking. The content in each part is not comprehensive enough, either. The works of other peoples are not presented in detail or analyzed.

However, to be fair, this book does address some issues not present in other books, including objected-oriented distributed systems, detailed scheduling in real-time communications and two case studies, which I like.

The book covers an amazing amount of literature right from task scheduling, resource management to real-time communication.

Its introduction to Real-Time Computing itself speaks for it, giving an overall view of a real-time system and clarifies the common misconceptions about real-time systems.

The book is clearly divided into two subdivisions: one covering the resource management in real-time systems (covering process scheduling, resource reclaiming, object-based RT systems) and the other section covering resource management in real-time networks. The depth of information covered in Real-Time Networks can be rarely found in anyother Real-Time book.

The book covers all the relevant literature in the respective fields (from basic to the recent publications), thus can serve as a great reference book for Real-Time Systems.

If you're a beginner in Real-Time Systems, it is a great book to start with, if you're an expert it can be a great reference tool.

As a student doing research in Real-Time Systems, I recommend this book for everyone interested in learning Real-Time Systems.

I read this book and using it in one of my courses. This book covers almost all aspects of resource management in networks and real-time systems. I feel it is a wonderful resouce for people working in this area.

This book is an excellent compilation of important issues and solutions in real-time systems.

The book covers topics starting from processor scheduling to real-time communications. It covers a wide spectrum with computing on one end to communication on the other. This book is a "must-have" for any student/engineer working in the area of real-time systems.

The book would also be an excellent choice for a graduate course in real-time systems.

This book has an excellent compilation of the issues and solutions in Real-Time Systems area. The book covers all interesting issues starting from processor scheduling to networking, covering both the computing and the communication areas in real-time systems. The book also refers to major research papers in the area, which also includes some of the great work from the authors themselves.

This book will be an excellent choice for any graduate degree course in Real-Time Systems and also for engineers implementing any real-time software.

In short, its a "must-have" book for any student/engineer working in real-time systems.