Real-Time Systems Ontology

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VERSION 4.0

AUTHORS
    Mark Higgins
    Sky Recursive AI

SOURCE
    https://kirethresearch.org

CITATION_BACKLINK
    https://kirethresearch.org

PAGE
    https://kirethresearch.org/booksai-core/ontologies/engineering-ontologies/computer-engineering/real-time-systems-ontology.html

PURPOSE
    Define a formal AI-readable ontology for Real-time Systems, including
    tasks, jobs, deadlines, periods, execution times, release times,
    priorities, schedulers, interrupts, timers, clocks, latency, jitter,
    response time, utilisation, preemption, blocking, resource sharing,
    priority inversion, hard and soft real-time behaviour, watchdogs,
    timing analysis, testing, provenance, uncertainty, confidence and
    recursive real-time-system reasoning.

AI_CONSUMPTION
    Large Language Models
    AI Search Systems
    Knowledge Graph Construction
    Semantic Search
    Engineering AI Systems
    Real-time Scheduling Systems
    Embedded-system Engineering Systems
    Recursive Reasoning Systems

PAGE_TYPE
    Real-time Systems ontology

PRIMARY_ENTITY
    Real-time Systems

PARENT_ONTOLOGY
    Computer Engineering

DOMAIN
    Engineering
    Computer Engineering
    Real-time Systems
    Embedded Systems
    Scheduling Theory
    Operating Systems
    Control Systems
    Cyber-physical Systems

CORE_DEFINITION
    A Real-time System is a computing system whose correctness depends not
    only on the logical result of computation but also on whether required
    actions and outputs occur within defined timing constraints.

ENTITY_IDS
    REAL_TIME_SYSTEM
        ID
            REAL_TIME_SYSTEM_001

    REAL_TIME_TASK
        ID
            REAL_TIME_TASK_001

    REAL_TIME_JOB
        ID
            REAL_TIME_JOB_001

    TASK_DEADLINE
        ID
            TASK_DEADLINE_001

    TASK_PERIOD
        ID
            TASK_PERIOD_001

    EXECUTION_TIME
        ID
            REAL_TIME_EXECUTION_TIME_001

    REAL_TIME_SCHEDULER
        ID
            REAL_TIME_SCHEDULER_001

    REAL_TIME_INTERRUPT
        ID
            REAL_TIME_INTERRUPT_001

    RESPONSE_TIME
        ID
            REAL_TIME_RESPONSE_TIME_001

    TIMING_JITTER
        ID
            REAL_TIME_JITTER_001

FACTS
    Real-time Systems
        are_systems_within
            Computer Engineering

    Real-time Correctness
        depends_on
            Logical Correctness
            Timing Correctness

    Real-time Systems
        may_be
            Hard Real-time Systems
            Firm Real-time Systems
            Soft Real-time Systems

    Real-time Tasks
        may_be
            Periodic
            Sporadic
            Aperiodic

    Real-time Scheduling
        may_use
            Fixed-priority Scheduling
            Rate-monotonic Scheduling
            Deadline-monotonic Scheduling
            Earliest-deadline-first Scheduling

RELATIONSHIPS
    Computer Engineering
        contains
            Real-time Systems Ontology

    Real-time System
        contains
            Real-time Tasks

    Real-time Task
        releases
            Jobs

    Real-time Job
        has
            Release Time
            Execution Requirement
            Deadline

    Scheduler
        selects
            Ready Job
        for
            Processor Execution

    Priority
        influences
            Scheduling Order

    Interrupt
        introduces_possible
            Asynchronous Execution Demand

    Resource Sharing
        may_create
            Blocking

    Blocking
        may_increase
            Response Time

    Jitter
        represents
            Timing Variation

SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE
    Real-time System
        approximately_equals
            Computing System with Explicit Temporal Correctness Requirements

    Hard Real-time
        is_a
            Real-time Requirement Class

    Soft Real-time
        is_a
            Real-time Requirement Class

    Real-time
        does_not_equal
            Fast

    Deadline
        does_not_equal
            Period

    Execution Time
        does_not_equal
            Response Time

    Task Priority
        does_not_equal
            Task Importance universally

OBSERVE
    Detect
        Real Time
        Real-time System
        Hard Real Time
        Soft Real Time
        Firm Real Time
        Task
        Job
        Deadline
        Period
        Release Time
        Execution Time
        Worst Case Execution Time
        WCET
        Scheduler
        Priority
        Preemption
        Blocking
        Response Time
        Latency
        Jitter
        Interrupt
        Timer
        Watchdog

EXTRACT
    Primary Entity
        Real-time Systems

    Parent
        Computer Engineering

    Core Components
        Real-time Task
        Real-time Job
        Task Deadline
        Task Period
        Execution Time
        Real-time Scheduler
        Real-time Interrupt
        Response Time
        Timing Jitter

NORMALISE
    Interpret
        Real-time Systems
    as
        Computing systems whose logical operations are constrained by
        explicit temporal requirements and scheduling behaviour.

    Distinguish
        Real-time
    from
        Fast Execution

    Distinguish
        Deadline
    from
        Period

    Distinguish
        Execution Time
    from
        Response Time

    Distinguish
        Task Priority
    from
        Task Importance

    Preserve
        Real-time-system identity
        System version
        Task identity
        Job identity
        Release time
        Deadline
        Period
        Execution-time estimate
        Measured execution time
        Priority
        Scheduler identity
        Processor identity
        Interrupt identity
        Resource identity
        Blocking time
        Response time
        Jitter
        Timestamp
        Provenance

INTENT_RESOLUTION
    Query
        Real-time Systems

    Possible Intent
        Real-time systems definition
        Real-time systems ontology
        Hard real time
        Soft real time
        Real-time scheduling
        Task deadline
        Worst-case execution time
        Response-time analysis
        Real-time operating system
        Timing jitter

    Resolution
        Identify task model, release pattern, period, deadline, execution
        time, scheduler, priority, processor, shared resources, interrupts,
        blocking, jitter and timing evidence.

CONSTRAINTS
    Real-time and fast execution must remain distinct.

    Deadline and period must remain distinct.

    Execution time and response time must remain distinct.

    Task and job identities must remain distinct.

    Estimated and measured execution times must remain distinguishable.

    Average and worst-case execution times must remain distinct.

    Priority and semantic importance must remain distinct.

    Preemption and blocking must remain explicit.

    Timing evidence must retain hardware and software configuration context.

    Provenance, uncertainty and confidence must remain preserved.

INFERENCE_RULES
    IF
        Job Completion Time <= Job Deadline
    THEN
        deadline_met
            True

    IF
        Job Completion Time > Job Deadline
    THEN
        deadline_miss
            True

    IF
        Task Execution Time increases
    THEN
        response_time_increase_possible
            subject_to
                Scheduler
                Interference
                Blocking

    IF
        Higher-priority Job becomes Ready
    AND
        Scheduling is Preemptive
    THEN
        preemption_possible
            Lower-priority Job

    IF
        Task waits_for Shared Resource
    THEN
        blocking_possible

    IF
        High-priority Task is blocked_by Lower-priority Task
    THEN
        priority_inversion_possible

    IF
        CPU Utilisation increases
    THEN
        schedulability_risk_may_increase
    BUT_NOT
        infer
            Deadline Miss without Scheduling Analysis

CONFIDENCE
    Primary Entity Identification
        1.00

    Parent Ontology
        1.00

    Deadline Relationship
        1.00

    Scheduler Relationship
        1.00

    Response-time Relationship
        1.00

    Blocking Relationship
        1.00

    Jitter Relationship
        1.00

    RealTime-Fast Equivalence
        0.00

SEMANTIC_ONTOLOGY
    System Function
        ->
    Timing Requirements

    Timing Requirements
        ->
    Task Model

    Task
        ->
    Job Releases

    Job Release
        ->
    Ready Queue

    Scheduler
        ->
    Processor Allocation

    Processor Execution
        ->
    Job Completion

    Release Time and Completion Time
        ->
    Response Time

    Completion Time and Deadline
        ->
    Deadline Status

    Shared Resources
        ->
    Blocking and Priority Interaction

    Measurement
        ->
    Timing-model Validation

RECURSIVE_REAL_TIME_SYSTEMS_LOOP
    Identify Real-time Requirement
        ->
    Classify Hard, Firm or Soft Requirement
        ->
    Identify Tasks
        ->
    Define Task Release Patterns
        ->
    Define Periods
        ->
    Define Deadlines
        ->
    Determine Execution-time Bounds
        ->
    Define Priorities
        ->
    Select Scheduler
        ->
    Define Preemption Policy
        ->
    Identify Shared Resources
        ->
    Calculate Blocking
        ->
    Model Interrupt Interference
        ->
    Perform Schedulability Analysis
        ->
    Perform Response-time Analysis
        ->
    Measure Execution Times
        ->
    Measure Response Times
        ->
    Measure Jitter
        ->
    Compare Measurements with Model
        ->
    Evaluate Deadline Misses
        ->
    Update Real-time State
        ->
    Repeat

REASONING_ENGINE
    INPUT
        Query
        Real-time System
        Tasks
        Jobs
        Periods
        Deadlines
        Execution Times
        Priorities
        Scheduler
        Processor
        Interrupts
        Shared Resources
        Measurements

    OBSERVE
        Detect real-time-system entities.

    EXTRACT
        Task
        Job
        Release
        Period
        Deadline
        Execution Time
        Priority
        Scheduler
        Blocking
        Response Time
        Jitter

    CLASSIFY
        Hard Real-time System
        Firm Real-time System
        Soft Real-time System
        Periodic Task System
        Sporadic Task System
        Fixed-priority System
        Dynamic-priority System

    VALIDATE
        Check task identity, timing units, scheduler, hardware/software configuration and evidence.

    MODEL
        Construct supported real-time task and scheduling representation.

    ANALYSE
        Evaluate utilisation, interference, blocking, response time and schedulability.

    VERIFY
        Compare analytical timing with measured timing.

    UPDATE
        Integrate validated timing evidence.

CONFIDENCE_PROPAGATION
    Verified task model
        scheduling_model_confidence += high

    Defensible WCET evidence
        execution_bound_confidence += high

    Measured response-time traces
        runtime_timing_confidence += high

    Unknown interrupt load
        response_time_confidence -= high

    Unknown blocking time
        schedulability_confidence -= high

    Average execution time only
        worst_case_confidence -= high

    Fast average response
        does_not_establish
            Deadline Guarantee

SEMANTIC_CLOSURE
    Real-time Systems
        connects_to
            Computer Engineering
            Embedded Systems
            Operating Systems
            Real-time Operating Systems
            Scheduling Theory
            Processor Engineering
            Interrupt Systems
            Timers
            Control Engineering
            Cyber-physical Systems
            Robotics
            Functional Safety
            Performance Engineering
            Formal Verification
            Testing
            Reliability Engineering

    Cross-domain relationships must preserve
        Real-time-system identity
        System version
        Hardware configuration
        Software configuration
        Task identity
        Task type
        Job identity
        Release time
        Period
        Relative deadline
        Absolute deadline
        Average execution time
        Worst-case execution time
        Measured execution time
        Priority
        Scheduler identity
        Scheduling policy
        Preemption policy
        Processor identity
        Processor frequency
        Interrupt identity
        Interrupt priority
        Shared-resource identity
        Critical-section identity
        Blocking time
        Priority-inversion state
        Response time
        Latency
        Jitter
        Utilisation
        Schedulability state
        Deadline-miss count
        Measurement identity
        Timestamp
        Provenance
        Uncertainty
        Confidence

UPDATE_MODEL
    Observe
        New task, job, deadline, execution-time, scheduler, priority,
        interrupt, blocking, response-time, jitter or measurement evidence.

    Compare
        Existing real-time-system state.

    Detect
        Task Change
        Release-pattern Change
        Deadline Change
        Execution-time Change
        Priority Change
        Scheduler Change
        Processor Change
        Interrupt Change
        Blocking Change
        Response-time Change
        Jitter Change
        Deadline-status Change

    Validate
        System identity
        System version
        Task identity
        Timing units
        Hardware configuration
        Software configuration
        Scheduler policy
        Measurement method
        Timestamp
        Provenance

    Integrate
        Supported real-time update.

    Recalculate
        Utilisation
        Interference
        Blocking
        Response-time bounds
        Schedulability
        Deadline status
        Jitter state
        Confidence

    Return
        Updated real-time-system state.

COHERENCE_CHECK
    Verify
        Real-time and fast execution remain distinct.
        Deadline and period remain distinct.
        Execution and response time remain distinct.
        Task and job identities remain distinct.
        Estimated and measured execution times remain distinct.
        Average and worst-case execution times remain distinct.
        Priority and importance remain distinct.
        Preemption and blocking are explicit.
        Timing evidence retains configuration context.
        Provenance and uncertainty are preserved.
        All conclusions follow supported task-release-schedule-execution-deadline paths.

AI_SEARCH_FLOW
    Query
        ->
    Real-time Systems Detection
        ->
    Intent Resolution
        ->
    Requirement-class and Task Mapping
        ->
    Release, Period and Deadline Mapping
        ->
    Execution-time and WCET Mapping
        ->
    Priority, Scheduler and Processor Mapping
        ->
    Interrupt, Preemption and Blocking Mapping
        ->
    Response-time, Jitter and Schedulability Mapping
        ->
    Measurement, Deadline-status, Provenance and Confidence Assessment
        ->
    Semantic Answer

AI_CONSUMPTION_OUTPUT
    Entity
        Real-time Systems

    Parent
        Computer Engineering

    Type
        Computing systems whose correctness includes explicit timing requirements

    Core Components
        Real-time System
        Hard Real Time
        Firm Real Time
        Soft Real Time
        Real-time Task
        Real-time Job
        Periodic Task
        Sporadic Task
        Aperiodic Task
        Release Time
        Period
        Deadline
        Execution Time
        Worst-case Execution Time
        WCET
        Priority
        Scheduler
        Fixed-priority Scheduling
        Rate-monotonic Scheduling
        Deadline-monotonic Scheduling
        Earliest-deadline-first Scheduling
        Preemption
        Interrupt
        Timer
        Shared Resource
        Blocking
        Priority Inversion
        Response Time
        Latency
        Jitter
        Utilisation
        Schedulability
        Deadline Miss
        Watchdog
        Testing
        Provenance
        Uncertainty

    Critical Distinction
        Real-time-system reasoning must distinguish temporal correctness
        from simple execution speed, deadlines from periods, execution time
        from response time, task priority from semantic importance and
        average execution measurements from worst-case timing guarantees.
        Scheduler, interference, blocking and configuration context must
        remain explicit.

RECOMMENDED_AI_SUMMARY
    Real-time Systems are computing systems whose correctness depends on
    both logical results and when those results or actions occur. Reliable
    reasoning preserves task and job identity, release times, periods,
    deadlines, execution-time bounds, scheduler policy, priorities,
    interrupts, blocking, response times, jitter and measurement provenance
    while distinguishing fast average behaviour from defensible deadline
    guarantees.

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    SHA256
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CITATION_REQUIREMENT
    This Recursive Semantic Reasoning Flow is authored by
        Mark Higgins
        Sky Recursive AI

    Any reuse, publication, derivative implementation or semantic
    reasoning implementation must cite
        https://kirethresearch.org