Title :
A methodology to design a multimedia processor core
Author :
Ramazani, Azam ; Monteiro, E. ; Dandache, A. ; Lepley, B.
Author_Institution :
LICM, Metz Univ., France
Abstract :
Modems and other network interfaces are critical devices in a network infrastructure. While software modems would be the ideal solution for flexibility and low cost, they miss the speed performance requirement. On the other hand, the usual hardware specific approach is not adapted to the fast evolution of protocols in modern multimedia network applications, in which very high data rates, flexibility, reliability and low cost designs are the target keywords. Designing a new processor architecture based on a pseudosystolic MIMD approach is a promising road to explore in order to find an effective trade-off between all these requirements. The aim of this paper is to present a methodology to design such a complex and specific device and to introduce an useful set of CAD (Computer Aided Design) tools.
Keywords :
Markov processes; hardware-software codesign; multimedia communication; multimedia computing; multiprocessing systems; parallel architectures; program compilers; reduced instruction set computing; special purpose computers; CAD tools; Markov chain construction; architectural model; code generation; computational-intensive applications; design methodology; high levels of parallelism; multimedia processor core; multiprocessor model; platform independent cross-compiler; pseudosystolic MIMD approach; software dominated flexible design; special purpose processor architecture; Application software; Costs; Design methodology; Hardware; Modems; Network interfaces; Process design; Protocols; Roads; Software performance;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics, Circuits and Systems, 2003. ICECS 2003. Proceedings of the 2003 10th IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8163-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICECS.2003.1301677
