Design Space Exploration of Dynamically Reconfigurable Network-on-Chip Architectures with Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithms

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Abstract

Dynamic Partial Reconfiguration (DPR) has become increasingly attractive for Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) platforms, as it allows to use the available space on the FPGA more efficiently. This results in a more complicated mapping process for dynamically reconfigurable platforms, but also enables application deployments that were infeasible before, which should be considered for the Design Space Exploration (DSE) of Network-On-Chip (NoC) architectures. Therefore, this work presents a DSE framework, which allows to optimize the microarchitecture of a NoC router based on an abstract application and platform description. The underlying models thereby allow the incorporation of DPR, which is why a methodology for mapping application task graphs to dynamically reconfigurable platforms is proposed. By utilizing modern Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm (MOEA), the large design space of the NoC router is efficiently explored without requiring preliminary constraints to decision variables. Concrete NoC architectures are evaluated with the help of the highly parameterizable PANACA platform. Additionally, tools for visualizing and analyzing the found results are provided.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2024 IEEE Nordic Circuits and Systems Conference
PublisherIEEE
Pages1-7
ISBN (electronic)979-8-3315-1766-3
ISBN (print)979-8-3315-1767-0
Publication statusPublished - 29 Oct 2024
Peer-reviewedYes

Conference

Title2024 IEEE Nordic Circuits and Systems Conference
Abbreviated titleNorCAS 2024
Conference number
Duration29 - 30 October 2024
Website
Degree of recognitionInternational event
LocationStadshall Lund
CityLund
CountrySweden