A low-overhead monitoring ring interconnect for MPSoC parameter optimization

Abstract

MPSoCs need to integrate self-x properties in order to get rid of the worst-case design style which is no longer affordable in large SoCs. Integrating self-x properties in SoCs is possible through a monitoring interconnect which carries monitor information to evaluators that decide on actions that will tune the SoC operation mode. We have designed a customized interconnect for SoC monitoring/actuation. We have implemented it in VHDL and tested it in FPGA. The prototype proved that this customized interconnect provides good results regarding latency and area overheads and is a key component in enabling self-optimization in our FPGA MPSoC prototype.