NoC Topologies Exploration based on Mapping and Simulation Models

NoC architectures are considered the next generation of communication infrastructure for future systems-on- chip. Selection of the network architecture and mapping of IP nodes onto the NoC topology are two important research topics. In this paper we compare well known NoC interconnect systems, speci...

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Published in10th Euromicro Conference on Digital System Design Architectures, Methods and Tools (DSD 2007) pp. 543 - 546
Main Authors Bononi, L., Concer, N., Grammatikakis, M., Coppola, M., Locatelli, R.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.08.2007
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Clocks
Computational modeling
Computer architecture
Computer science
Network-on-a-chip
Routing
System recovery
Telecommunication traffic
Topology
Traffic control
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Summary:NoC architectures are considered the next generation of communication infrastructure for future systems-on- chip. Selection of the network architecture and mapping of IP nodes onto the NoC topology are two important research topics. In this paper we compare well known NoC interconnect systems, specifically, Ring, 2d-Mesh, Spidergon and unbuffered Crossbar using theoretical uniform traffic based on the request/reply paradigm as well as a realistic traffic based on a Mpeg4 application. The IP mapping is computed by the SCOTCH partitioning tool opportunely modified to maximize selected embedding quality criteria under multiple topological constraints.
ISBN:076952978X
9780769529783
DOI:10.1109/DSD.2007.4341521