MNoC : A Network on Chip for Monitors

Madduri, Sailaja

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MNoC : A Network on Chip for Monitors

dc.contributor.advisor	Russell G Tessier
dc.contributor.author	Madduri, Sailaja
dc.contributor.department	University of Massachusetts Amherst
dc.contributor.department	Electrical & Computer Engineering
dc.date	2023-09-22T19:38:27.000
dc.date.accessioned	2024-04-26T20:50:18Z
dc.date.available	2024-04-26T20:50:18Z
dc.date.issued	2008-01-01
dc.date.submitted	2008-September
dc.description.abstract	As silicon processes scale, system-on-chips (SoCs) will require numerous hardware monitors that perform assessment of physical characteristics that change during the operation of a device. To address the need for high-speed and coordinated transport of monitor data in a SoC, we develop a new interconnection network for monitors - the monitor network on chip (MNoC). Data collected from the monitors via MNoC is collated by a monitor executive processor (MEP) that controls the operation of the SoC in response to monitor data. In this thesis, we developed the architecture of MNoC and the infrastructure to evaluate its performance and overhead for various network parameters. A system level architectural simulation can then be performed to ensure that the latency and bandwidth provided by MNoC are sufficient to allow the MEP to react in a timely fashion. This typically translates to a system level benefit that can be assessed using architectural simulation. We demonstrate in this thesis, the employment of MNoC for two specific monitoring systems that involve thermal and delay monitors. Results show that MNoC facilitates employment of a thermal-aware dynamic frequency scaling scheme in a multicore processor resulting in improved performance. It also facilitates power and performance savings in a delay -monitored multicore system by enabling a better than worst case voltage and frequency settings for the processor.
dc.description.degree	Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering (M.S.E.C.E.)
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.7275/597036
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14394/45693
dc.relation.url	https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1246&context=theses&unstamped=1
dc.source.status	published
dc.subject	Electrical engineering
dc.subject	Networks on chip
dc.subject	Multi-cores
dc.subject	Thermal management
dc.subject	Voltage droop management
dc.subject	Real-time monitors
dc.subject	Scalable interconnects
dc.title	MNoC : A Network on Chip for Monitors
dc.type	open
dc.type	article
dc.type	thesis
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