A prototyping system for high performance communication systems

Author

Dörfel, Matthias ; Hofmann, Richard

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Archit. & Performance Evaluation, Erlangen-Nurnberg Univ., Germany

fYear

1998

Firstpage

84

Lastpage

88

Abstract

Presents a prototyping platform for high-performance communication systems together with a design methodology. Based on a formal design entry and nonfunctional design goals such as execution time and overall system cost, a software/hardware partitioning is generated and its performance is estimated with formal models. Valid partitionings are then implemented on a prototyping platform which is based on a heterogeneous multiprocessor system and a reconfigurable FPGA board. Using model-based optimization and monitoring, each partitioning is evaluated and the results are fed back in the generation and estimation of new partitionings

Keywords

CAD; field programmable gate arrays; logic partitioning; multiprocessing systems; optimisation; performance evaluation; reconfigurable architectures; software prototyping; telecommunication computing; design methodology; execution time; formal design entry; formal models; heterogeneous multiprocessor system; high-performance communication systems; model-based optimization; monitoring; nonfunctional design goals; overall system cost; performance estimation; prototyping platform; reconfigurable FPGA board; software/hardware partitioning; Costs; Design methodology; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; Monitoring; Multiprocessing systems; Prototypes; Software performance; Software prototyping; Software systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Rapid System Prototyping, 1998. Proceedings. 1998 Ninth International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Leuven

ISSN

1074-6005

Print_ISBN

0-8186-8479-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IWRSP.1998.676673

Filename

676673