Networks on Chip

networks On Chip Presents A Variety Of Topics, Problems And Approaches With The Common Theme To Systematically Organize The On-chip Communication In The Form Of A Regular, Shared Communication Network On Chip, An Noc For Short. as The Number Of Processor Cores And Ip Blocks Integrated On A Single Chip Is Steadily Growing, A Systematic Approach To Design The Communication Infrastructure Becomes Necessary. Different Variants Of Packed Switched On-chip Networks Have Been Proposed By Several Groups During The Past Two Years. This Book Summarizes The State Of The Art Of These Efforts And Discusses The Major Issues From The Physical Integration To Architecture To Operating Systems And Application Interfaces. It Also Provides A Guideline And Vision About The Direction This Field Is Moving To. Moreover, The Book Outlines The Consequences Of Adopting Design Platforms Based On Packet Switched Network. The Consequences May In Fact Be Far Reaching Because Many Of The Topics Of Distributed Systems, Distributed Real-time Systems, Fault Tolerant Systems, Parallel Computer Architecture, Parallel Programming As Well As Traditional System-on-chip Issues Will Appear Relevant But Within The Constraints Of A Single Chip Vlsi Implementation. the Book Is Organized In Three Parts. The First Deals With System Design And Methodology Issues. The Second Presents Problems And Solutions Concerning The Hardware And The Basic Communication Infrastructure. Finally, The Third Part Covers Operating System, Embedded Software And Application. However, Communication From The Physical To The Application Level Is A Central Theme Throughout The Book. the Book Serves As An Excellent Reference Source And May Be Used As A Text For Advanced Courses On The Subject. Will Networks on Chip Close the Productivity Gap?....Pages 3-18 A Design Methodology for NOC-Based Systems....Pages 19-38 Mapping Concurrent Applications onto Architectural Platforms....Pages 39-59 Guaranteeing the Quality of Services in Networks on Chip....Pages 61-82 On Packet Switched Networks for On-Chip Communication....Pages 85-106 Energy-Reliability trade-Off for NoCs....Pages 107-129 Testing Strategies for Networks on Chip....Pages 131-152 Clocking Strategies for Networks-on-Chip....Pages 153-172 A Parallel Computer as a NOC Region....Pages 173-192 An IP-Based On-Chip Packet-Switched Network....Pages 193-213 Beyond the Von Neumann Machine....Pages 217-238 NoC Application Programming Interfaces....Pages 239-260 Multi-Level Software Validation for NoC....Pages 261-279 Software for Multiprocessor Networks on Chip....Pages 281-303 "Networks on Chip presents a variety of topics, problems and approaches with the common theme to systematically organize the on-chip communication in the form of a regular, shared communication network on chip, an NoC for short.". "The book is organized in three parts. The first deals with system design and methodology issues. The second presents problems and solutions concerning the hardware and the basic communication infrastructure. Finally, the third part covers operating system, embedded software and application. However, communication from the physical to the application level is a central theme throughout the book.". "The book serves as an excellent reference source and may be used as a text for advanced courses on the subject."--BOOK JACKET. To boost design productivity it is crucial that the effort to add new parts to a given design does not depend on the size of the existing design but only on the size of the new parts.