Dynamic Scheduling in Real-Time Systems

This seminar paper from 1996 is a summary of the following two reports:

• Kaushik Ghosh, Kiran Panesar, Richard M. Fujimoto, Karsten Schwan. "PORTS: A Parallel, Optimistic, Real-Time Simulator". Georgia Institute of Technology. 1993. GIT-CC-93/71.
• Kaushik Ghosh, Richard M. Fujimoto, Karsten Schwan. "PORTS: Experiences with a Scheduler for Dynamic Real-Time Systems (Extended Abstract)". Georgia Institute of Technology. 1994. GIT-CC-94-29.

This text presents key parts of both works. My goal was to write an accessible introduction to optimistic, dynamic scheduling in real-time systems for readers with foundational CS background (roughly equivalent to early undergraduate coursework).