TY - GEN
T1 - Communication architecture optimization
T2 - Design, Automation and Test in Europe, DATE'06
AU - Ogras, Umit Y.
AU - Marculescu, Radu
AU - Lee, Hyung Gyu
AU - Chang, Naehyuck
PY - 2006/12/1
Y1 - 2006/12/1
N2 - Network-on-Chip (NoC)-based communication represents a promising solution to complex on-chip communication problems. Due to their regular structure, mesh-like NoC architectures have become very popular recently. However, they have poor topological properties such as long inter-node distances. In this paper, we address this very issue and explore the potential of partial NoC customization to improve both static and dynamic properties of the network significantly, while minimally affecting its regularity. Precise energy measurements on an FPGA prototype show that the improvement in network properties is achieved without a significant penalty in area and communication energy consumption.
AB - Network-on-Chip (NoC)-based communication represents a promising solution to complex on-chip communication problems. Due to their regular structure, mesh-like NoC architectures have become very popular recently. However, they have poor topological properties such as long inter-node distances. In this paper, we address this very issue and explore the potential of partial NoC customization to improve both static and dynamic properties of the network significantly, while minimally affecting its regularity. Precise energy measurements on an FPGA prototype show that the improvement in network properties is achieved without a significant penalty in area and communication energy consumption.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:34047150878
SN - 3981080114
SN - 9783981080117
T3 - Proceedings -Design, Automation and Test in Europe, DATE
BT - Proceedings - Design, Automation and Test in Europe, DATE'06
Y2 - 6 March 2006 through 10 March 2006
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