VLSI Design Special Issue on Networks-on-Chip
Call for Papers
--------------- Single chip and embedded systems are becoming increasingly complex and heterogeneous. Such systems-on-chip (SoCs) imply the seamless integration of numerous IP cores performing different functions and operating at different clock frequencies. On one hand, this integration process requires standard interface sockets to allow for design reuse of IP components across multiple platforms. On the other hand, it is causing the scalability limitations of state-of-the-art SoC busses to emerge.
Networks-on-chip (NoCs) are generally viewed as the ultimate solution for the design of modular and scalable communication architectures, and provide inherent support to the integration of heterogeneous cores through the standardization of the network boundary. NoC architectures loosen the delay bottleneck in signal propagation across deep-submicron interconnects and are likely to improve design predictability, although their area and power overheads still remain critical issues to be addressed by research.
This special issue is dedicated to the aspects of architecture and design methodology of on-chip interconnection systems and their applications. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Design flows for NoCs and MP-SoC platforms * Modeling, simulation, and test of NoC systems * On-chip network monitoring and management * Architectures and topologies * Performance and trade-off analysis * Mapping and scheduling applications/communication * Energy efficiency and power management * Fault tolerance and reliability issues * Routing and addressing issues * QoS in NoC systems * Reconfigurability issues * Industrial case studies of SoC designs using the NoC paradigm
Authors are encouraged to submit high-quality research contributions that will not require major revisions.
Authors should follow the VLSI Design manuscript format described at
Manuscript Due October 15, 2006 Acceptance Notification December 15, 2006 Final Manuscript Due March 15, 2007 Publication Date 2nd Quarter, 2007
Guest Editors
-------------- Davide Bertozzi, Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Università di Ferrara, Italy
Shashi Kumar, Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering, Jönköping University, Sweden
Maurizio Palesi, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Informatica e delle Telecomunicazioni, Università di Catania, Italy