FTT

The Flexible Time-Triggered (FTT) communication paradigm consists basically of a time-triggered model, synchronized by a master, but allowing complex online system updates with low latency.

FTT = TT + Online scheduling

The unparallel level of operational flexibility provided by the FTT paradigm is particularly well suited to cope efficiently with applications that are inherently dynamic, such as:

• Systems with variable number of users, either humans or not (e.g., traffic control and radar)
• Systems that operate in changing physical environments (e.g., robots and cars)
• Systems that can self-reconfigure dynamically to cope with hazardous events or evolving functionality or requirements to improve availability or dependability in general (e.g., military systems and telecommunication systems)