Title :
A circuit-switched network architecture for network-on-chip
Author :
Liu, Jim ; Zheng, L.-R. ; Tenhunen, Hannu
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Electron. & Comput. Syst., R. Inst. of Technol., Kista, Sweden
Abstract :
This paper presents a circuit-switched network architecture for network-on-chip. It uses time-division-multiplexing (TDM) scheme to realize the circuits. The global routing (slot assignment) is done centrally, while the slot mapping is done locally by the switches. The switches support multicast operation, which enables multicast traffic. Furthermore, the delay in the network is predictable before a circuit is established and in-order data delivery is guaranteed.
Keywords :
circuit switching; multicast communication; system-on-chip; telecommunication network routing; time division multiplexing; circuit-switched network architecture; global routing; multicast operation; multicast traffic; network-on-chip; slot assignment; slot mapping; time-division-multiplexing; Communication switching; Computer architecture; Delay; Integrated circuit interconnections; Network-on-a-chip; Routing; Switches; Switching circuits; Time division multiplexing; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
SOC Conference, 2004. Proceedings. IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8445-8
DOI :
10.1109/SOCC.2004.1362349
