Re-Thinking Mixed-Criticality Architecture for Automotive Industry

Zhe Jiang, Shuai Zhao, Pan Dong, Dawei Yang, Ran Wei, Nan Guan, Neil Audsley

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Abstract

Mixed-Criticality System (MCS) has been considered widely within academic literature, but is proving difficulty to implement in industry as the theoretical models underpinning the research do not always consider industrial safety standards and practice (e.g., DO-178C, ISO26262, and EN50128). This paper analyses and formalises the mismatches between theoretical models and industrial standards, and presents a generic industrial MCS architecture, termed as Z-MCS. Z-MCS is built upon the conventional theoretical MCS model (i.e., Adaptive Mixed-Criticality), but with additional satisfaction on the industrial safety requirements: i). run-time safety analysis, which determines preserved applications in each system mode; ii). correct partitioning and isolation of different critical elements with temporal, spatial and fault isolation. Furthermore, three implementing methods of Z-MCS are proposed, with a generic schedulability analysis for timing guarantee. Finally, we evaluate and demonstrate Z-MCS in terms of system schedulability and overheads, along with a real-world case study. In addition, this paper is the first attempt for connecting the theoretical MCS model with the industrial context.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2020 IEEE 38th International Conference on Computer Design, ICCD 2020
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages510-517
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781728197104
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2020
Event38th IEEE International Conference on Computer Design, ICCD 2020 - Hartford, United States
Duration: 18 Oct 202021 Oct 2020

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE International Conference on Computer Design: VLSI in Computers and Processors
Volume2020-October
ISSN (Print)1063-6404

Conference

Conference38th IEEE International Conference on Computer Design, ICCD 2020
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHartford
Period18/10/2021/10/20

Keywords

  • Automotive
  • Functional Safety
  • Mixed criticality Systems
  • System Architecture

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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