Title :
Phase-Encoding for On-Chip Signalling
Author :
D´Alessandro, C.S. ; Delong Shang ; Bystrov, A. ; Yakovlev, A.V. ; Maevsky, O.
Author_Institution :
Newcastle Univ., Newcastle upon Tyne
fDate :
3/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A novel self-timed communication protocol is based on the phase-modulation of a reference signal. The reference signal is sent on a number of transmission lines and the data can be recovered observing the sequence of events on the these lines. Employing several lines increases the number of states hence reducing the number of symbols required for a transmission. A new encoding algorithm is described which generates symbol-dependent matrices which are used to control the phase of transmission lines. The protocol concept, the algorithm and analysis of the system, together with simulation results, are presented.
Keywords :
matrix algebra; phase coding; phase modulation; protocols; telecommunication transmission lines; communication protocol; on-chip signalling; phase-encoding; phase-modulation; symbol-dependent matrices; Clocks; Encoding; Fabrics; Fault tolerance; Integrated circuit interconnections; Network-on-a-chip; Protocols; Robustness; Synchronization; Wires; Digital communication; Interconnects circuit interconnect, digital communication, encoding, fault tolerance; encoding; fault tolerance; interconnects circuit interconnect;
Journal_Title :
Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TCSI.2008.916407
