A Complete Network-On-Chip Emulation Framework

Current Systems-On-Chip (SoC) execute applications that demand extensive parallel processing. Networks-On-Chip (NoC) provide a structured way of realizing interconnections on silicon, and obviate the limitations of bus-based solution. NoCs can have regular or ad hoc topologies, and functional valida...

Celý popis

Uloženo v:
Podrobná bibliografie
Vydáno v:Design, Automation and Test in Europe s. 246 - 251
Hlavní autoři: Genko, N., Atienza, D., Micheli, G. De, Mendias, J. M., Hermida, R., Catthoor, F.
Médium: Konferenční příspěvek
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Washington, DC, USA IEEE Computer Society 07.03.2005
IEEE
Edice:ACM Conferences
Témata:
Computer systems organization > Architectures > Other architectures > Reconfigurable computing
Computer systems organization > Architectures > Other architectures > Self-organizing autonomic computing
Concrete
Emulation
Field programmable gate arrays
Hardware > Communication hardware, interfaces and storage > Buses and high-speed links
Hardware > Hardware validation > Functional verification > Simulation and emulation
Hardware > Very large scale integration design > Application-specific VLSI designs
Hardware design languages
Network topology
Network-on-a-chip
Networks > Network protocols
Scalability
Silicon
Switches
Testing
ISBN:9780769522883, 0769522882
ISSN:1530-1591
On-line přístup:Získat plný text
Tagy: Přidat tag
Žádné tagy, Buďte první, kdo vytvoří štítek k tomuto záznamu!
Popis
Shrnutí:Current Systems-On-Chip (SoC) execute applications that demand extensive parallel processing. Networks-On-Chip (NoC) provide a structured way of realizing interconnections on silicon, and obviate the limitations of bus-based solution. NoCs can have regular or ad hoc topologies, and functional validation is essential to assess their correctness and performance. In this paper, we present a flexible emulation environment implemented on an FPGA that is suitable to explore, evaluate and compare a wide range of NoC solutions with a very limited effort. Our experimental results show a speed-up of four orders of magnitude with respect to cycle-accurate HDL simulation, while retaining cycle accuracy. With our emulation framework, designers can explore and optimize a various range of solutions, as well as characterize quickly performance figures.
Bibliografie:SourceType-Conference Papers & Proceedings-1
ObjectType-Conference Paper-1
content type line 25
ISBN:9780769522883
0769522882
ISSN:1530-1591
DOI:10.1109/DATE.2005.5