Operating systems and hypervisors for network functions: A survey of enabling technologies and research studies

AS Thyagaturu, P Shantharama, A Nasrallah… - IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Scalable and flexible communication networks increasingly conduct the packet processing
for Network Functions (NFs) in General Purpose Computing (GPC) platforms. The …

Advancements in Artificial Intelligence Circuits and Systems (AICAS)

T Miller, I Durlik, E Kostecka, P Mitan-Zalewska… - Electronics, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the rapidly evolving landscape of electronics, Artificial Intelligence Circuits and Systems
(AICAS) stand out as a groundbreaking frontier. This review provides an exhaustive …

[HTML][HTML] Testing the limits of general-purpose hypervisors for real-time control systems

R Queiroz, T Cruz, P Simões - Microprocessors and Microsystems, 2023 - Elsevier
With the emergence of the Industry 4.0 paradigm, there is a need to introduce a significant
degree of flexibility, security and resilience in automation infrastructures, while kee** up …

An I/O virtualization framework with I/O-related memory contention control for real-time systems

N Borgioli, M Zini, D Casini, G Cicero… - … on Computer-Aided …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Modern applications are often characterized by a tight interaction with I/O devices. At the
same time, many application domains are also facing a shift toward an integrated approach …

Maximizing the security level of real-time software while preserving temporal constraints

S Di Leonardi, F Aromolo, P Fara, G Serra… - IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Embedded computing systems are becoming increasingly relevant in the Internet of Things
(IoT) and edge computing domains, where they are often employed as the control entity of a …

Partitioned Containers: Towards Safe Clouds for Industrial Applications

M Barletta, M Cinque, L De Simone… - 2023 53rd Annual …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we propose the concept of Partitioned Containers, born from the convergence
between containers and partitioning hypervisors. While the former is a key virtualization …

Lightweight authentication for secure IO communication in NoC-based many-cores

RF Faccenda, G Comarú, LL Caimi… - … Symposium on Circuits …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
NoC-based many-cores, with hundreds of IPs, are the current standard in the high-
performance electronic industry. The attack surface on these systems increases at the same …

[HTML][HTML] Temporal isolation assessment in virtualized safety-critical mixed-criticality systems: A case study on Xen hypervisor

M Cinque, L De Simone, D Ottaviano - Journal of Systems and Software, 2024 - Elsevier
Today, we are witnessing the increasing use of the cloud and virtualization technologies,
which are a prominent way for the industry to develop mixed-criticality systems (MCSs) and …

Secure communication with peripherals in NoC-based many-cores

RF Faccenda, G Comarú, LL Caimi… - 2022 35th SBC …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Many-core systems-on-chip (MCSoCs) contain pro-cessing elements (PEs), peripherals
attached to the system, and an NoC connecting them. These systems have different flows …

Secure Network Interface for Protecting IO Communication in Many-cores

G Comarú, RF Faccenda, LL Caimi… - 2023 36th SBC …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Many-core systems have gained popularity due to their high performance and parallelism
but pose significant security challenges. One crucial concern that remains insufficiently …