A LANGUAGE FOR COMPLEX REAL-TIME SYSTEMS

The new generation of real-time systems are characterized by multiple, conflicting non-functional desiderata on goals. Furthermore, the syst ems exhibit very large size and complexity-in both application structu res and underlying software and hardware platforms. We argue that curr ent high-level real-time languages do not meet the challenge of these complex real-time systems and introduce a new language-CRL-that we cla im does. Relevant real-time features of CRL are discussed and a summar y is provided vis-ri-vis future features that would address non-functi onal goals other than timeliness. A current implementation status and how CRL fits into a rather ambitious environment for the construction of complex real-time systems (under construction in our Real-Time Comp uting Lab at NJIT) are briefly presented.