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Abstract | ||
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The increasing complexity of integrated circuits drives the research of new on-chip interconnection architectures. A network on chip draws on concepts inherited from distributed systems and computer networks subject areas to interconnect IP cores in a structured and scalable way. The main goal pursued is to achieve superior bandwidth when compared to conventional on-chip bus architectures. This paper reviews the state of the art in networks on chip. Then, it describes an infrastructure called Hermes, targeted to implement packet-switching mesh and related interconnection architectures and topologies. The basic element of Hermes is a switch with five bi-directional ports, connecting to four other switches and to a local IP core. The switch employs an XY routing algorithm, and uses input queuing. The main design objective was to develop a small size switch, enabling its immediate practical use. The paper also presents the design validation of the Hermes switch and of a network on chip based on it. A Hermes NoC case study has been successfully prototyped in hardware as described in the paper, demonstrating the functionality of the approach. Quantitative data for the Hermes infrastructure is advanced. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
|---|---|---|
2004 | 10.1016/j.vlsi.2004.03.003 | Integration |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
hermes noc case study,hermes infrastructure,switches,core based design,packet-switching network,low area,local ip core,system on a chip,design validation,network on chip,ip core,main design objective,hermes switch,small size switch,on-chip interconnection,conventional on-chip bus architecture,computer networks subject area,chip,computer network,distributed system,integrated circuit | System on a chip,Computer science,Network on a chip,Circuit design,Network topology,Electronic engineering,Packet switching,Interconnection,Design objective,Scalability | Journal |
Volume | Issue | ISSN |
38 | 1 | Integration, the VLSI Journal |
Citations | PageRank | References |
261 | 12.15 | 38 |
Authors | ||
5 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Moraes | 1 | 720 | 43.62 |
| Ney Calazans | 2 | 697 | 43.13 |
| Aline Mello | 3 | 409 | 21.26 |
| Leandro Möller | 4 | 356 | 22.34 |
| Luciano Ost | 5 | 441 | 36.69 |