Using PCI bus systems in real time environments

Dissertation to receive the academical degree " Doktoringenieur (Dr.-Ing.) " submitted to Acknowledgments I would like to thank my supervisor, Prof. Hermann Härtig, for his continuous support and all members of the Operating Systems Chair at the Dresden University of Technology for the pleasant working environment. I would like to thank my reviewers, Prof. Gernot Heiser and Prof. Gerhard Fettweis for their support and extremely quick response time. Special thanks for many helpful comments and discussions to Rich Uhlig and his team at the Intel Microprocessor Research Lab in Hillsboro (Oregon), where I spent two fantastic internships, especially Gil Neiger for proof reading and adding many helpful comments. Furthermore, I would like to thank Claude-Joachim Hamann for his persistent help in getting my formulas right, Marc Shand from Compaq SRC for his support and the opportunity to get access to the Pamette Board, and many others for helpful discussions and their valuable input. Last but not least, I would like to thank my parents for all their support and love during this time.