Title
An Efficient Router Architecture and Its FPGA Prototyping to Support Junction Based Routing in NoC Platforms
Abstract
As mesh topology NoC is becoming a standard for implementing multi-core and multi-processor SoCs, there is a focus on developing routing algorithms for efficient on-chip communication. Junction Based Routing (JBR) is one such routing algorithm suitable for large NoC platforms. In this paper, we describe a router architecture as well as its FPGA prototyping for supporting the new routing algorithm. The router architecture required is much more complex because of the need of a routing table in each router and requires more complicated control to manage flow of packets through the router. Router design is described in detail and has a flit latency of only two clock cycles at zero load. The router design was prototyped using ALTERA DE2 board. We present FPGA utilization results for the router design and show that it is feasible to prototype large NoC platforms on available FPGA chips using our router design.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.1109/DSD.2013.121
Digital System Design
Keywords
Field
DocType
efficient router architecture,available fpga chip,noc platforms,fpga utilization result,large noc platform,routing table,router design,new routing algorithm,router architecture,fpga prototyping,prototype large noc platform,routing algorithm,field programmable gate arrays,integrated circuit design,network routing,system on chip
Forwarding plane,Policy-based routing,Computer science,Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol,Parallel computing,FPGA prototype,Core router,Router,Routing table,One-armed router,Embedded system
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.35
5
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Muhammad Awais Aslam1151.42
Shashi Kumar228216.58
Rickard Holsmark324913.10