Real-time scheduling in video systems

  • Authors:
  • E. A. de Kock;E. H. L. Aarts;G. Essink

  • Affiliations:
  • Philips Research, Prof. Holstlaan 4, 5656 AA Eindhoven, The Netherlands;Philips Research, Prof. Holstlaan 4, 5656 AA Eindhoven, The Netherlands and Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands;Philips Research, Prof. Holstlaan 4, 5656 AA Eindhoven, The Netherlands

  • Venue:
  • Engineering of distributed control systems
  • Year:
  • 2001

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Abstract

We consider the problem of mapping video algorithms onto systems of high-performance video signal processors with hard real-time constraints. The mapping problem under consideration is computationally hard due to the many constraints that need to be satisfied. We present a compact mathematical formulation which identifies the decision variables and the constraints that are involved. We demonstrate that the mapping problem is NP-hard in the strong sense. The insight resulting from the mathematical formulation leads to a solution approach in which the problem is decomposed into subproblems called delay management, partitioning, and scheduling. These subproblems are handled with well-known techniques from the literature such as network flow, local search, and constraint satisfaction.