Abstract

As the computing industry moved toward faster and more energy-efficient solutions, multicore computers proved to be dependable. Soon after, the Network-on-Chip (NoC) paradigm made headway as an effective method of connecting multiple cores on a single chip. These on-chip networks have been used to relay communication between homogeneous and heterogeneous sets of cores and core clusters. However, the variation in bandwidth requirements of heterogeneous systems is often neglected. Therefore, at a given moment, bandwidth may be in excess at one node while it is insufficient at another leading to lower performance and higher energy costs. This work proposes and examines dynamic schemes for the allocation of photonic channels in a Photonic Network-on-Chip (PNoC) as an alternative to their static-provision counterparts and proposes a method of simulating and selecting the characteristics of a dynamic system at the time of design as to achieve maximum system performance in a Photonic Network-on-Chip for a given application type.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Networks on a chip--Design and construction; Networks on a chip--Computer simulation; Interconnects (Integrated circuits); Nanophotonics

Publication Date

8-2015

Document Type

Thesis

Student Type

Graduate

Degree Name

Electrical Engineering (MS)

Department, Program, or Center

Electrical Engineering (KGCOE)

Advisor

Amlan Ganguly

Advisor/Committee Member

Jing Zhang

Advisor/Committee Member

Andres Kwasinski

Comments

Physical copy available from RIT's Wallace Library at TK5105.546 .O76 2015

Campus

RIT – Main Campus

Plan Codes

EEEE-MS

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