Combining SDM-Based Circuit Switching with Packet Switching in a Router for On-Chip Networks

A Hybrid router architecture for Networks-on-Chip “NoC” is presented, it combines Spatial Division Multiplexing “SDM” based circuit switching and packet switching in order to efficiently and separately handle both streaming and best-effort traffic generated in real-time applications. Furthermore the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Angelo Kuti Lusala, Jean-Didier Legat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Reconfigurable Computing
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/474765