| Authors: | Dimitrakopoulos G., Kachris C., Kalligeros E. |
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| Title: | "Scalable Arbiters and Multiplexers for On-FPGA Interconnection Networks" |
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| Conference: | International Conference on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications (FPL) |
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| Pages: | 90-96 |
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| To appear: | No |
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| Month: | September |
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| Year: | 2011 |
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| Link: | http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6044790 |
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| Abstract: | Soft on-FPGA interconnection networks are gaining increasing importance since they simplify the integration
of heterogeneous components and offer, at the same time, a
modular solution to the complex system-wide communication
issues. The switches are the basic building blocks of such
interconnection networks and their design critically affects the
performance of the whole network. The way data traverse each
switch is governed by the operation of the arbiter and the
crossbar’s multiplexers that need to be efficiently mapped on
the FPGA fabric under tight area and delay constraints. This
paper explores the design space of an arbiter and a multiplexer
as a unified entity and proposes two new circuit alternatives
that allow the design of scalable soft FPGA switches. |
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