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Tagging and synchronization for fairness in NOC interconnects

US9185026B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 21, 2012
Grant dateNov 10, 2015
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Expiry dateOct 3, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L49/25
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods described herein are directed to solutions for NoC interconnects that provide end-to-end uniform- and weighted-fair allocation of resource bandwidths among various contenders. The example implementations are fully distributed and involve tagging the messages with meta-information when the messages are injected in the interconnection network. Example implementations may involve routers using various arbitration phases, and making local arbitration decisions based on the meta-information of incoming messages. The meta-information can be of various types based on the number of router arbitration phases, and the desired level of sophistication.

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