Heterogeneous and Hybrid Clustered Topology for Networks-on-Chip

Reduction in the latency (end-to-end latency and network latency), loss probability, energy consumption and response time are the basic parameters, which are considered by the researchers for the optimization of the networks-on-chip topologies. Different cores communicate at different rates with each other. Some cores communicate at a very rapid rate whereas some rarely communicate to each other. Considering the communication between the cores as the basic parameter, the aim of the paper is to modify the mesh topology and generate a heterogeneous and hybrid clustered topology (HHCT) based on communication between the cores. In the proposed approach, the optimization of latency and response time are major concern, while keeping the geometry of the proposed topology same as that of mesh topology, such that the area required by the topology is constant.