Challenges and Promising Results in NoC Prototyping Using FPGAs

Although a significant amount of theoretical work supports the potential of NoC architectures, such results need to be demonstrated by actual implementations before the NoC paradigm becomes a reality. Besides demonstrating the feasibility of the overall approach, prototyping enables accurate evaluat...

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Published in:IEEE MICRO 2007-09, Vol.27 (5), p.86-95
Main Authors: Ogras, Umit Y., Marculescu, Radu, Gyu Lee, Hyung, Choudhary, Puru, Marculescu, Diana, Kaufman, Michael, Nelson, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Architecture
Area measurement
Character generation
computer system implementation
computer systems organization
Feasibility
Field programmable gate arrays
FPGAs
interconnection network
network on chip
Network operating systems
Network-on-a-chip
Optimization
Performance evaluation
Power generation
Prototypes
Prototyping
Telecommunication traffic
Tradeoffs
Traffic control
Virtual prototyping
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Summary:Although a significant amount of theoretical work supports the potential of NoC architectures, such results need to be demonstrated by actual implementations before the NoC paradigm becomes a reality. Besides demonstrating the feasibility of the overall approach, prototyping enables accurate evaluation of power, performance, area, and various design trade-offs. This article presents four NoC prototypes, discusses the challenges associated with their design, and assesses the potential of the NoC approach.
ISSN:0272-1732
1937-4143
DOI:10.1109/MM.2007.4378786