Proposition of a benchmark for evaluation of cores mapping onto NoC architectures

Complex application specific SoC are often based on the NoC approach [1]. NoC are under investigation since several years and many architectures have been proposed[2]. Generic NoC are often proposed with their synthesis tool in order to rapidly tailor a solution for a specific application implementation [4][5]. The optimised mapping of cores on a NoC [3] and the optimised NoC configuration in terms of topology, FIFO and link sizes for instance is a new research area which is now investigated deeply. Validation and evaluation of solutions is often conducted through simulations for deterministic applications. Comparisons between proposed optimisation approach is difficult as they use their own evaluative application. Benchmarking is a classical solution to normalize comparisons. We are proposing in this paper a set of application tasks behaviours in order to evaluate NoC topologies as well as NoC core mapping techniques. We illustrate this benchmark proposition on a specific NoC simulation. Index—SoC, IP, 4G, NoC, benchmark.