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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2022

A Low-Latency Optimization of a Rust-Based Secure Operating System for Embedded Devices.

Ioana Culic, Alexandru Vochescu, Alexandru Radovici

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Ioana CulicComputer Science Department, Automatic Control and Computer Science Faculty, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania.
Alexandru VochescuComputer Science Department, Automatic Control and Computer Science Faculty, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania.
Alexandru RadoviciComputer Science Department, Automatic Control and Computer Science Faculty, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Critical systems such as drone control or power grid control applications rely on embedded devices capable of a real-time response. While much research and advancements have been made to implement low-latency and real-time characteristics, the security aspect has been left aside. All current real-time operating systems available for industrial embedded devices are implemented in the C programming language, which makes them prone to memory safety issues. As a response to this, Tock, an innovative secure operating system for embedded devices written completely in Rust, has recently appeared. The only downside of Tock is that it lacks the low-latency real-time component. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to leverage the extended Berkeley Packet Filter technology used for efficient network traffic processing and to add the low-latency capability to Tock. The result is a secure low-latency operating system for embedded devices and microcontrollers capable of handling interrupts at latencies as low as 60 µs.

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Computer SystemsSoftwareeBPFembeddedlow-latencyreal-timeRTOSrustsecurityTock

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PMID36433297
PMCPMC9692816

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