Title :
NoCmodel: An extensible framework for Network-on-Chips modeling
Author :
Díaz, Oscar ; Astarloa, Armando ; Zuloaga, Aitzol ; Lázaro, Jesùs ; Jimenez, Jaime
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Telecommun., Univ. of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain
Abstract :
Network-on-Chips (NoC) is an emerging concept to address the growing complexity in digital electronics systems. However, current design methodology is based on traditional HDL languages written manually or with the help of code generation tools. In order to deal with NoC design and management we create NoCModel: an extensible framework for NoC modeling based on Python language, with support for simulation and code generation. This paper presents the motivation behind the build and use of this tool, the capabilities currently present in it, an explanation of the core and its add-ons and some results obtained from it.
Keywords :
hardware description languages; network-on-chip; HDL languages; NoC model; Python language; digital electronics system; extensible framework; network-on-chip modeling; Algorithm design and analysis; Computer architecture; Hardware; Hardware design languages; Load modeling; Routing; Unified modeling language;
Conference_Titel :
Reconfigurable Communication-centric Systems-on-Chip (ReCoSoC), 2011 6th International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Montpellier
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0640-0
DOI :
10.1109/ReCoSoC.2011.5981534
