A TDM NoC supporting QoS, multicast, and fast connection set-up.

R.A. Stefan, A.M. Molnos, A. Ambrose, Kees Goossens

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Abstract

Abstract—Networks-on-Chip are seen as promising interconnect solutions, offering the advantages of scalability and high frequency operation which the traditional bus interconnects lack. Several NoC implementations have been presented in the literature, some of them having mature tool-flows and ecosystems. The main differentiating factor between the various implementations are the services and communication patters they offer to the enduser. In this paper we present dAElite, a TDM Network-on-Chip that offers a unique combinations of features, namely guaranteed bandwidth and latency per connection, built-in support for multicast, and a short connection set-up time. While our NoC was designed from the ground up, we leverage on existing tools for network dimensioning, analysis and instantiation. We have implemented and tested our proposal in hardware and we found it to compare favorably to the other NoCs in terms of hardware area. Compared with aelite, which is closest in terms of offered services our network offers connection set-up times faster by a factor of 10 network, traversal latencies decreased by 33%, and improved bandwidth.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of Desigh, Automation and Test in Europe Conference and Exhibition(DATE'12), 12-16 March 2012, Dresden, Germany
Place of PublicationDresden, Germany
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages1283-1288
ISBN (Print)978-1-4577-2145-8
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Event15th Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference and Exhibition, DATE 2012 - ICC, Dresden, Germany
Duration: 12 Mar 201216 Mar 2012
Conference number: 15
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Conference

Conference15th Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference and Exhibition, DATE 2012
Abbreviated titleDATE 2012
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityDresden
Period12/03/1216/03/12
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