Name
Title | ||
|---|---|---|
Exploring High-Dimensional Topologies for NoC Design Through an Integrated Analysis and Synthesis Framework |
Abstract | ||
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Networks-on-chip (NoCs) address the challenge to provide scalable communication bandwidth to tiled architectures in a power-efficient fashion. The 2-D mesh is currently the most popular regular topology used for on-chip networks in tile-based architectures, because it perfectly matches the 2-D silicon surface and is easy to implement. However, a number of limitations have been proved in the open literature, especially for long distance traffic. Two relevant variants of 2-D meshes are explored in this paper: high-dimensional and concentrated topologies. The novelty of our exploration framework includes the use of fast and accurate transaction level simulation to provide constraints to the physical synthesis flow, which is integrated with standard industrial toolchains for accurate physical implementation. Interestingly, this work illustrates how effectively the compared topologies can handle synchronization-intensive traffic patterns and accounts for chip I/O interfaces. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
|---|---|---|
2008 | 10.1109/NOCS.2008.4492730 | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
2-d mesh,exploring high-dimensional topologies,noc design,accurate physical implementation,accurate transaction level simulation,o interface,physical synthesis flow,integrated analysis,concentrated topology,synthesis framework,synchronization-intensive traffic pattern,exploration framework,2-d silicon surface,long distance traffic,integrated circuit design,chip,bandwidth,computer architecture,chip design,logic design,network on chip,power efficiency,network topology,network on a chip,silicon,network synthesis,topologies,space technology | Logic synthesis,Polygon mesh,Space technology,Computer science,Parallel computing,Network on a chip,Network topology,Bandwidth (signal processing),Integrated circuit design,Distributed computing,Embedded system,Scalability | Conference |
ISBN | Citations | PageRank |
0-7695-3098-2 | 20 | 1.21 |
References | Authors | |
31 | 7 | |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Gilabert | 1 | 133 | 7.02 |
| Simone Medardoni | 2 | 79 | 4.56 |
| Davide Bertozzi | 3 | 1653 | 99.83 |
| Luca Benini | 4 | 13116 | 1188.49 |
| María Engracia Gomez | 5 | 20 | 1.21 |
| Pedro Lopez | 6 | 387 | 27.39 |
| José Duato | 7 | 3481 | 294.85 |