Real-time task scheduling for a variable voltage processor

The paper presents a real time task scheduling technique with a variable voltage processor which can vary its supply voltage dynamically. Using such a processor, running tasks with a low supply voltage leads to drastic power reduction. However, reducing the supply voltage may violate real time constraints. We propose a scheduling technique which simultaneously assigns both CPU time and a supply voltage to each task so as to minimize total energy consumption while satisfying all real time constraints. Experimental results demonstrate effectiveness of the proposed technique