Requirements specification of real-time systems: temporal parameters and timing-constraints

The development of high-quality real-time systems depends on their correct requirements specification, which includes the analysis and specification of timing issues. This paper focuses on requirements specification of real-time systems, presenting a set of temporal parameters and timing-constraints related to the execution of systems processes. Timing-constraints are expressed by formulas, being useful for defining, representing, and validating the system temporal behavior, particularly in hard real-time systems specifications. The primary contribution over previous studies is the proposal of a more generic and complete set of timing-constraints, applied to the area of requirements engineering for real-time systems, which has not been sufficiently explored.