Real-time Solaris
Sun has long appreciated the importance of real-time applications. The Solaris
Operating Environment was architected with a solid real-time foundation from its
inception in 1987. In particular, Sun realized the power of combining both real-time
and time-share capabilities in a volume, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) operating
system. This approach gives real-time systems access to extensive application
availability, a flexible development environment for native real-time applications,
and standards-based application portability.
Beyond these advantages, the Solaris Operating Environment allows real-time deployment systems to scale to meet increasing application demands. As computational load increases, additional processors can be added to the system for either time-share or real-time tasks — providing not only time-share, but real-time enterprise scalability. Systems can even be dynamically reconfigured to provide proportionally more dedicated, real-time computation resources on an as-needed basis.
No matter how attractive these advantages are, real-time applications have stringent timing requirements that must be taken into consideration in order for an operating system to be considered for deployment.
Tomorrow I will discuss the Real-time Programming and Administration in the Solaris™ Operating Environment.
Beyond these advantages, the Solaris Operating Environment allows real-time deployment systems to scale to meet increasing application demands. As computational load increases, additional processors can be added to the system for either time-share or real-time tasks — providing not only time-share, but real-time enterprise scalability. Systems can even be dynamically reconfigured to provide proportionally more dedicated, real-time computation resources on an as-needed basis.
No matter how attractive these advantages are, real-time applications have stringent timing requirements that must be taken into consideration in order for an operating system to be considered for deployment.
Tomorrow I will discuss the Real-time Programming and Administration in the Solaris™ Operating Environment.
