Title
An overview of achieving energy efficiency in on-chip networks
Abstract
Due to the increasing bandwidth demand for the network-on-chip (NoC), interconnection networks become a dominant source of energy consumption in systems-on-chip (SoCs) and chip multi processors (CMPs). Therefore, energy efficient NoC is key to a successful SoC development. This paper presents an overview of different techniques to achieve energy efficiency at the different levels of NoC design including: a) component level where dynamic voltage scaling (DVS) and dynamic link shutdown (DLS) techniques are reviewed; b) circuit level, e.g., voltage swinging of signals; c) architectural level, where specialised tools, such as Wattch and Orion are discussed. We also summarise research on thermal optimisation issues. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first survey of recent research results on the area.
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.1504/IJCNDS.2010.035560
International Journal of Communication Networks and Distributed Systems
Keywords
Field
DocType
circuit level,different technique,different level,component level,energy consumption,efficient noc,dynamic link shutdown,on-chip network,architectural level,energy efficiency,noc design,dls,network on chip,noc
Dynamic voltage scaling,System on a chip,Telecommunications,Computer science,Efficient energy use,Network on a chip,Chip,Voltage regulation,Energy consumption,Embedded system,Distributed computing,Low-power electronics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
5
4
1754-3916
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
7
0.52
40
Authors
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Masud Al Aziz170.52
Samee Ullah Khan2160581.01
Thanasis Loukopoulos329330.66
Bouvry, Pascal470651.54
Hongxiang Li527016.42
Juan Li619413.79