Performance exploration on mission level using standardized architecture components

The performance exploration (T. Baumann et al., 2007) is becoming more important in embedded system design like networked system on chip (NoC) design. Due to the rising complexity it is necessary to accomplished the performance analysis (T. Baumann et al., 2007) already in the early design stages. The model based mission level design supports exactly this approach (MLDesigner). An overall executable model can be achieved consisting of function, architecture/performance and mission models. Missions describe the environment and concrete use cases which makes an early execution and thus a validation of the system (V. Zerbe et al.) possible. In the paper the focus is directed toward the standardized architecture components and the performance exploration. Furthermore the concept is illustrated on an example of an ethernet based system.