Trust-Based Adaptive Routing for NoCs

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Abstract

In recent years, Network-on-Chip (NoC) has established itself as an important concept for fast and efficient data transmission in Multiprocessor System-on-Chip (MPSoC). Due to the complexity of MPSoCs, third-party components are often integrated to reduce development time and costs. However, the use of third-party components also increases the attack surface, e.g., by the injection of Hardware Trojans that may be used for a variety of attacks. In this paper, we focus on active attacks, particularly, the modification or deletion of transmitted data. The use of appropriate security mechanisms can ensure that such attacks are detected. However, the transmission of modified or deleted data has to be repeated. On the one hand, retransmissions increase network load and latencies; on the other hand, they may even not be successful if the same path is used for the retransmission. Within this paper, we propose a trust-based adaptive routing strategy that aims to select paths that are not controlled by an attacker in order to mitigate the impact of retransmissions. Simulations confirm that the reliability of a successful transmission can be significantly improved even in case of multiple attackers.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages296-310
Number of pages15
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Peer-reviewedYes

Conference

Title23rd International Conference on Embedded Computer Systems: Architectures, Modeling and Simulation
SubtitleArchitectures, Modeling, and Simulation
Abbreviated titleSAMOS XXIII
Conference number23
Duration2 - 6 July 2023
Website
Degree of recognitionInternational event
LocationDoryssa Seaside Resort
CityPythagorion
CountryGreece

External IDs

Scopus 85187649762

Keywords

Keywords

  • Active attacks, Adaptive routing, Detection of attackers, Trustworthiness