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The 2D SEM: A novel high-performance and low-power mesh-based topology for networks-on-chip

Sabbaghi-Nadooshan, R ; Sharif University of Technology

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1080/17445760902894712
  3. Abstract:
  4. In this paper, a 2D shuffle-exchange based mesh topology, or 2D shuffle-exchange mesh (SEM) for short, is presented for network-on-chips. The proposed 2D topology applies the conventional well-known shuffle-exchange structure in each row and each column of the network. Compared to an equal sized mesh which is the most common topology in on-chip networks, the proposed shuffle-exchange based mesh network has smaller diameter but for an equal cost. Finally for better performance cross-shuffle is proposed. Simulation results show that the 2D SEM and 2D cross-shuffle effectively reduce the power consumption and improve performance metrics of the on-chip networks compared to the conventional mesh topology
  5. Keywords:
  6. 2D SEM ; cross-shuffle ; performance ; power ; shuffle-exchange ; D-topology ; Low Power ; Mesh network ; Mesh topologies ; Network on chip ; Performance metrics ; Power Consumption ; SEM ; Simulation result ; Computer simulation ; Microprocessor chips ; Routers ; Topology ; Ubiquitous computing ; VLSI circuits
  7. Source: International Journal of Parallel, Emergent and Distributed Systems ; Vol. 25, issue. 4 , 2010 , p. 331-344 ; ISSN: 17445760
  8. URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17445760902894712#preview