Title: Sphere-based topology for networks-on-chip

Authors: Reza Sabbaghi-Nadooshan; Hossein Doroud; Mahsa Ghorbanian

Addresses: Electrical Engineering Department, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Niayesh Building, Ashrarfi Esfahani Blvd., Pounak, Tehran 1469669191, Iran ' Electrical Engineering Department, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Niayesh Building, Ashrarfi Esfahani Blvd., Pounak, Tehran 1469669191, Iran ' Electrical Engineering Department, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Niayesh Building, Ashrarfi Esfahani Blvd., Pounak, Tehran 1469669191, Iran

Abstract: This paper proposes sphere-based topology for networks-on-chips. The sphere-based topology is a new structure for network-on-chips that forms in sphere shape. The proposed topology is introduced and compared with existing ones in regard of factors such as power and. We have compared the performances of sphere-based topology with two other common topologies namely mesh and torus. Based on the simulation results, the sphere-based topology is better than the two others in latency and power consumption comparison.

Keywords: network on chip; NoC; sphere topology; routing; performance evaluation; power consumption; latency; simulation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJES.2013.052161

International Journal of Embedded Systems, 2013 Vol.5 No.1/2, pp.13 - 18

Received: 29 Jan 2012
Accepted: 12 Jul 2012
Published online: 19 Jul 2014 *

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