Reconfigurable real-time signal transport system using custom FPGAs

Author

Hayashi, K. ; Miyazaki, T. ; Shirakawa, K. ; Yamada, K. ; Ohta, N.

Author_Institution

NTT Opt. Network Syst. Labs., Yokosuka, Japan

fYear

1995

fDate

19-21 Apr 1995

Firstpage

68

Lastpage

75

Abstract

The paper discusses a new architecture for reconfigurable real time signal transport systems that uses FPGAs and describes an experimental system design. The basic architecture of the reconfigurable transport system is proposed based on the requirements for real time signal transport in a typical telecommunication network. The proposed system consists of reconfigurable modules using the custom designed FPGA called PROTEUS, a program control module for hardware/software coprocessing, and line interface modules including an automatic connection control mechanism. The system can be used not only for the initial installation stages of actual communication systems, but also for rapid prototyping tools or emulators

Keywords

field programmable gate arrays; real-time systems; reconfigurable architectures; signal processing; telecommunication computing; telecommunication networks; PROTEUS; automatic connection control mechanism; custom FPGAs; custom designed FPGA; experimental system design; hardware/software coprocessing; line interface modules; program control module; rapid prototyping tools; real-time signal transport system; reconfigurable modules; reconfigurable real time signal transport system; telecommunication network; Automatic control; Communication system control; Computer architecture; Control systems; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; Prototypes; Real time systems; Software prototyping; Telecommunication control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

FPGAs for Custom Computing Machines, 1995. Proceedings. IEEE Symposium on

Conference_Location

Napa Valley, CA

Print_ISBN

0-8186-7548-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FPGA.1995.477411

Filename

477411