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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2004
Vincent Nollet, Mechelen, BE;
Paul Coene, Grobbendonk, BE;
Theodore Marescaux, Leuven, BE;
Prabhat Avasare, Mumbai, IN;
Jean-yves Mignolet, Berloz, BE;
Serge Vernalde, Leuven, BE;
Diederik Verkest, Lubbeek, BE;
Vincent Nollet, Mechelen, BE;
Paul Coene, Grobbendonk, BE;
Theodore Marescaux, Leuven, BE;
Prabhat Avasare, Mumbai, IN;
Jean-Yves Mignolet, Berloz, BE;
Serge Vernalde, Leuven, BE;
Diederik Verkest, Lubbeek, BE;
Interuniversitair Microelektronica Centrum (IMEC), Leuven, BE;
Xilinx, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Network on Chip (NoC) Devices, especially Heterogeneous Multiprocessor Network on Chip Devices are described, that optionally contain Reconfigurable Hardware Tiles, as well as Methods and Operating Systems (OS) for Control thereof. In accordance with an aspect of the present invention the Operating Systems handle either (a) run-time traffic management methods or (b) task migration methods, or a combination of these methods. The Operating Systems may be partly distributed but with a centralized master. The traffic management methods and apparatus of the invention use a statistical QoS approach. A system is described having an at least dual Network on Chip as well as methods of operating the same. The system has at least an on-chip communications network, comprising a first on-chip data traffic network (data NoC) and a second on-chip control traffic network (control NoC), having a control network interface component (control NIC) and a data network interface component (data NIC).