Title :
System Level Assessment of an Optical NoC in an MPSoC Platform
Author :
Brière, M. ; Girodias, B. ; Bouchebaba, Y. ; Nicolescu, G. ; Mieyeville, F. ; Gaffiot, F. ; Connor, I.O.
Author_Institution :
Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Que.
Abstract :
In the near future, multi-processor systems-on-chip (MPSoC) will become the main thrust driving the evolution of integrated circuits. MPSoCs introduce new challenges, mainly due to growing communication through their interconnect structure. Current electrical interconnects face hard challenges to overcome such data flows. Integrated optical interconnect is a potential technological improvement to reduce these problems. The main contributions of this paper are: i) the optical network integration in a system-level MPSoC platform; and ii) the quantitative evaluation of optical interconnect for MPSoC design using a multimedia application
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; multiprocessor interconnection networks; network-on-chip; optical interconnections; MPSoC platform; integrated optical interconnect; multi-processor systems-on-chip; multimedia application; optical NoC; optical network integration; system level assessment; Bandwidth; CMOS technology; Integrated circuit interconnections; Integrated circuit technology; Integrated optics; Network-on-a-chip; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical interconnections; Optical network units;
Conference_Titel :
Design, Automation & Test in Europe Conference & Exhibition, 2007. DATE '07
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
978-3-9810801-2-4
DOI :
10.1109/DATE.2007.364438
