Wind River Real-Time Core for Linux[] enables hard real-time response for various applications. The industry considers this technology one of the best, most mature hard real-time Linux solutions available today. Real-Time Core includes a hard real-time executive that coexists with the Wind River Linux kernel.

Hard real-time considers response time rather than bandwidth guarantee. For example, it is imperative for an application to respond to an asynchronous event within a specified bounded timeframe to ensure correct operation. Failure in the case of hard real-time may yield severe outcomes, whereas failure in soft real-time may result in decreased quality of service. Complex devices in an ever more complex world demand industry-proven, quality-tested real-time Linux solutions. Wind River Real-Time Core River delivers the most comprehensive solutions for application development needs.