A. Baums
Institute of Electronics and Computer Engineering,
ul. Dzerbenes 14, Riga, LV-1006 Latvia
e-mail: baum@edi.lv
Received September 2, 2011
Abstract—The mini-max method is designed for the analysis and optimization of energy consumption
in single-processor real-time systems and offers several advantages over alternative methods when used
in single-task and multitask systems. There has been no research, however, dedicated to its use in real-
time systems with several processing elements. This work deals with the use of the mini-max method in
subsystems with two executive elements. Two methods for the organization of systems processing
sequential task threads are proposed. The first method is a synchronous one with an allotted time period
for each task, and the second method involves an asynchronous task stream. The analysis and compari-
son of these methods are performed, and their efficiency in solving the problem of energy consumption
is shown.
Keywords: mini-max method, real-time system, energy consumption, processing element, synchronous
method, asynchronous method
DOI: 10.3103/S0146411611060022
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