Title :
Modeling a network processor using object oriented techniques
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Comput. Eng., Limerick Univ., Ireland
fDate :
31 Aug.-3 Sept. 2004
Abstract :
In this paper we examine how a network processor can be modeled using object-oriented techniques. We examine the Intel IXP 1200 network processor and discuss how the object-oriented language POOSL was utilized to allow an evaluation of a system before implementing it with hardware and software components. With the case study of the IXP 1200, we illustrate the suitability of object-oriented languages for system level modeling and design exploration.
Keywords :
integrated circuit design; integrated circuit modelling; microprocessor chips; network interfaces; object-oriented methods; Intel IXP 1200; POOSL; hardware components; network processor; object-oriented language; object-oriented techniques; software components; Distributed processing; Electronic mail; Hardware; Iterative methods; Measurement; Object oriented modeling; Parallel processing; Parallel programming; Performance analysis; Process design;
Conference_Titel :
Digital System Design, 2004. DSD 2004. Euromicro Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2203-3
DOI :
10.1109/DSD.2004.1333314
