Paper Info
Title
The resource conflict methodology for early-stage design space exploration of superscalar RISC processors
Abstract
In this paper we propose a new execution trace driven simulation technique, called the Resource Conflict Methodology (RCM) for modeling and simulating computer systems early in the design cycle. By using a simplified hardware element model which allows the user to easily add or delete hardware elements in the model, RCM allows the user to readily change the machine design being investigated and to evaluate the resulting machine on a given workload. We describe the RCM model with reference to a family of superscalar processors and develop an RCM-based analysis program (called REAP) for this family of processors. Using REAP, we demonstrate the validity of our method by comparing its RCM performance estimates to those of a traditional early design stage timer model.
Year
DOI
Venue
1995
10.1109/ICCD.1995.528798
Austin, TX
Keywords
Field
DocType
machine design,traditional early design stage,hardware element,design cycle,timer model,rcm model,resource conflict methodology,early-stage design space exploration,resulting machine,rcm-based analysis program,superscalar risc processor,rcm performance estimate,hardware element model,computational modeling,virtual machines,reduced instruction set computing,computer architecture,design methodology,hardware,computer simulation,space exploration,psychology,modeling and simulation
Virtual machine,Computer science,Real-time computing,Timer,Computer architecture,Workload,Parallel computing,Reduced instruction set computing,Machine design,Superscalar,Design space exploration,Embedded system,Design cycle
Conference
ISSN
ISBN
Citations 
1063-6404
0-8186-7165-3
2
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.56
6
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
John-David Wellman134436.97
Edward S. Davidson2922171.30