Real Time: Understanding the Trade-Offs Between Determinism and Throughput
TS-5059

Real-time responsiveness for Java technology-based applications has gained the attention of many Java technology developers. However, understanding the real-time characteristics of various Java technology-based offerings can be a challenge for developers. This session discusses the relevant metrics associated with measuring real-time characteristics; the differences between soft, hard, and non-real-time systems; and comparisons of the Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE platform) and Sun Java Real-Time System offerings for this space. It presents benchmark results to highlight the differences in real-time performance of these various offerings and configurations.

Additionally, the session presents real-world case studies, such as uses of the Sun Java Real-Time System in the financial services community. Examples it discusses are a message processing system and an event processing system, similar to those used in the electronic exchanges and banking systems running our global economy.

The session ends with a discussion of the future directions for Sun Java Real-Time System performance. The session is delivered by members of the Sun Java Real-Time System engineering and performance analysis teams from Sun Microsystems.