OCCN: a network-on-chip modeling and simulation framework

Author

Coppola, Marcello ; Curaba, Stephane ; Grammatikakis, Miltos D. ; Maruccia, Giuseppe ; Papariello, Francesco

Author_Institution

AST Grenoble Lab, STMicroelectron., Grenoble, France

Volume

3

fYear

2004

fDate

16-20 Feb. 2004

Firstpage

174

Abstract

The open-source on-chip communication network (OCCN) defines an efficient framework for network-on-chip modeling and simulation based on an object-oriented C++ library built on top of systemC. OCCN increases the productivity of developing communication driver models through the definition of a universal communication API. This API provides a new design pattern that enables creation and reuse of executable transaction level models (TLMs). OCCN also addresses protocol refinement, design exploration, and high-level performance modeling.

Keywords

C++ language; application program interfaces; digital simulation; object-oriented programming; open systems; telecommunication networks; API; application program interfaces; communication driver models; network on chip modeling; network on chip simulation; object oriented C++; open source on chip communication network; systemC; transaction level models; Communication networks; Computational modeling; Computer architecture; Design methodology; Libraries; Network-on-a-chip; Object oriented modeling; Open source software; Protocols; System-on-a-chip;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference and Exhibition, 2004. Proceedings

ISSN

1530-1591

Print_ISBN

0-7695-2085-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DATE.2004.1269226

Filename

1269226