Real-Time Systems (book suggestion/review)

As some of you may know, the algorithms that I use in this blog are based on my master thesis in computer science. Another part of my thesis is the development of a real-time system  that acts in a smart-home environment (the field is called Ambient Intelligence).

During my research I have come across the book Real-Time Systems: Design Principles for Distributed Embedded Applications (Real-Time Systems Series), written by Hermann Kopetz, which I found extremely useful. 

It defines which computer systems are