Title :
An in-band reconfigurable network node based on a heterogeneous platform
Author :
Markert, E. ; Billich, E. ; Tischendorf, C. ; Pross, U. ; Leibelt, T. ; Heinkel, U. ; Knäblein, J. ; Schneider, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Circuit & Syst. Design, Chemnitz Univ. of Technol., Chemnitz, Germany
Abstract :
This paper describes the implementation of a heterogeneous network node as a reconfigurable application based on embedded ASIC technology. The key points of the paper are the distribution of the reconfiguration data in-band over the network and the in-service-reconfiguration of the network node itself. The node consists of a static ASIC part and three reconfigurable various-grained FPGA-like areas included in one chip. The overall goal is to implement a system that can monitor an Ethernet data stream, extracts configuration data marked by the EtherType field in the Ethernet header and updates its functionality during operation time.
Keywords :
application specific integrated circuits; field programmable gate arrays; local area networks; FPGA-like; embedded ASIC technology; ethernet data stream; heterogeneous network node; heterogeneous platform; in-band reconfigurable network node; in-service-reconfiguration; Ethernet networks; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; Protocols; Random access memory; System-on-a-chip; Ethernet node; in-band distribution; networks; reconfigurable architectures;
Conference_Titel :
Design and Architectures for Signal and Image Processing (DASIP), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Edinburgh
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8734-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8733-2
DOI :
10.1109/DASIP.2010.5706240
