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[Characteristic] Asynchronous Communication [Nature] Most interactions in nature are asynchronous, i.e. the initiator of the interaction is free to process other interactions while waiting for a response. In many cases the send message and the response are processed quite independently.
Most interactions in Realtime systems are already asynchronous in nature. i.e. sender of a message doesn't block to receive the response. Other messages will be processed by the sender. A response will be processed as and when it is received. This contrasts with communication techniques like CORBA, RPC where the sender blocks till a response is received.
Anatomy of a Complex Realtime System
Implications for Complex Realtime Systems