Network-on-Chip Architectures: A Holistic Design Exploration by Chrysostomos Nicopoulos

By Chrysostomos Nicopoulos

The carrying on with relief of characteristic sizes into the nanoscale regime has ended in dramatic raises in transistor densities. Integration at those degrees has highlighted the criticality of the on-chip interconnects. Network-on-Chip (NoC) architectures are seen as a potential way to burgeoning international wiring delays in many-core chips, and feature lately crystallized right into a major study area. On-chip networks instill a brand new style to conversation examine because of their inherently resource-constrained nature. regardless of the light-weight personality demanded of the NoC parts, glossy designs require ultra-low verbal exchange latencies for you to focus on inflating information bandwidths. The paintings offered in Network-on-Chip Architectures addresses those concerns via a accomplished exploration of the layout house. The layout facets of the NoC are considered via a penta-faceted prism encompassing 5 significant concerns: (1) functionality, (2) silicon region intake, (3) power/energy potency, (4) reliability, and (5) variability. those 5 points function the basic layout drivers and important evaluate metrics within the quest for effective NoC implementations. The examine exploration employs a two-pronged technique: (a) MICRO-architectural suggestions in the significant NoC parts, and (b) MACRO-architectural offerings aiming to seamlessly merge the interconnection spine with the remainder procedure modules. those study threads and the aforementioned 5 key metrics mount a holistic and in-depth assault on such a lot matters surrounding the layout of NoCs in multi-core architectures.

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The SIM Guide to Enterprise Architecture by Leon A. Kappelman

By Leon A. Kappelman

Company structure is prime IT’s strategy to the administrative boardroom, as CIOs at the moment are taking their position on the administration desk. organisations making an investment their time, funds, and ability in company structure (EA) have learned major technique development and aggressive virtue. although, as those firms came across, it really is something to procure a game-changing know-how yet rather one other to find how one can use it good. A undertaking of the Society for info Management’s company structure operating crew and edited through Leon A. Kappelman, The SIM consultant to firm structure offers insights from major professionals on EA, together with John Zachman, Larry DeBoever, George Paras, Jeanne Ross, and Randy Hite. The e-book provides a superb figuring out of key ideas for successfully leveraging EA to revamp company tactics, combine prone, and develop into a knowledge Age company. starting with a glance at present idea and frameworks, the publication discusses the sensible software of firm structure and incorporates a wealth of most sensible practices, assets, and references. It includes the SIM survey of IT companies’ EA actions, which gives very important metrics for comparing growth and good fortune. profitable companies make the most synergy between company services and push the limits of strategy layout. IT’s cross-functional place uniquely qualifies it to guide technique innovation. EA shall we CIOs combine expertise with company imaginative and prescient and is the roadmap for enforcing new structures, altering habit, and riding worth. This booklet explores the imaginative and prescient, origin, and allowing know-how required to effectively remodel companies with firm structure.

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Formal Methods for Embedded Distributed Systems : How to by Fabrice Kordon, Michel Lemoine

By Fabrice Kordon, Michel Lemoine

The advance of any software program (Industrial) in depth approach, e.g. severe embedded software program, calls for either varied notations, and a powerful improvement technique. assorted notations are needed simply because diversified facets of the software program procedure need to be tackled. a powerful improvement method is obligatory besides simply because and not using a robust association we can't warrantee the approach will meet its necessities. regrettably, even more is required! Formal tools for Embedded allotted structures is devoted to the presentation of a few strategies for use within the context of dispensed and/or embedded platforms. when you consider that formal strategies depend upon versions, i.e. assorted descriptions of the procedure to be designed, the awarded recommendations can be found within the first a part of software program improvement. Formal tools for Embedded dispensed structures makes many connections among "traditional improvement ways" and the newest advancements in formal innovations which are referred to as the easiest technique to considerably elevate the reliability of such structures. the objective viewers is principally composed of execs (engineers, researchers and teachers), and scholars (graduated and postgraduated) who are looking to have a transparent realizing of ways to regulate the inherent complexity of serious and/or dispensed structures.

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Event-Driven Architecture: Softwarearchitektur für by Ralf Bruns, Jürgen Dunkel

By Ralf Bruns, Jürgen Dunkel

Geschäftsprozesse in Unternehmen sind häufig ereignisgesteuert, da im Geschäftsumfeld eine Fülle von Ereignissen auftritt, auf die angemessen und möglichst in Echtzeit reagiert werden muss, etwa in Sensornetzwerken oder im automatischen Wertpapierhandel. Event-Driven structure (EDA) als Architekturstil und complicated occasion Processing (CEP) als Softwaretechnologie rücken Ereignisse als zentrales Strukturierungskonzept in den Fokus der Softwarearchitektur. Das vorliegende Buch diskutiert zunächst die reason und Grundprinzipien der Ereignisverarbeitung aus Unternehmenssicht und identifiziert aussichtsreiche Anwendungsgebiete für EDA. Anschließend führt es die wichtigsten Konzepte von EDA und CEP ausführlich ein und veranschaulicht deren praktische Umsetzung anhand einer Fallstudie. Auf foundation dieser Grundlagen werden mit Entwurfsmustern, Referenzarchitekturen und einem Vorgehensmodell wesentliche Konzepte für den Einsatz von EDA in der betrieblichen Praxis vorgestellt. Das Buch wendet sich an Entscheidungsträger, Praktiker, Studenten und Hochschullehrer, die einen Einblick in die Entwicklung von innovativen Softwarearchitekturen erhalten wollen.

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Embedded systems : ARM programming and optimization by Jason D. Bakos

By Jason D. Bakos

Embedded platforms: ARM Programming and Optimization combines an exploration of the ARM structure with an exam of the amenities provided by means of the Linux working method to give an explanation for how a variety of good points of application layout can impact processor functionality. It demonstrates equipment through which a programmer can optimize software code in a manner that doesn't influence its habit yet improves its functionality. a number of purposes, together with picture alterations, fractal iteration, photograph convolution, and computing device imaginative and prescient projects, are used to explain and display those tools. From this, the reader will achieve perception into laptop structure and alertness layout, in addition to achieve useful wisdom within the sector of embedded software program layout for contemporary embedded systems.

  • Covers 3 ARM guideline set architectures, the ARMv6 and ARMv7-A, in addition to 3 ARM cores, the ARM11 at the Raspberry Pi, Cortex-A9 at the Xilinx Zynq 7020, and Cortex-A15 at the NVIDIA Tegra K1
  • Describes find out how to totally leverage the amenities provided through the Linux working method, together with the Linux GCC compiler toolchain and debug instruments, functionality tracking aid, OpenMP multicore runtime atmosphere, video body buffer, and video trap capabilities
  • Designed to accompany and paintings with lots of the most economical Linux/ARM embedded improvement forums presently available

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Knowledge-Based Image Processing Systems by Deryn Graham

By Deryn Graham

Knowledge-based (or professional structures) and snapshot processing were utilized to many domain names yet, even if either fields often handle universal software components, they're hardly utilized jointly. frequently a mixed knowledge-based approach and photograph processing technique should be hugely acceptable and this e-book presents an perception into either parts and express scholars how a really appropriate mixture of the 2 can lead to a more desirable process. The authors comprise specified case reports to demonstrate the 2 methods in addition to labored examples and ideas to difficulties through the textual content. 3rd and fourth yr undergraduates and MSc scholars with a few laptop technology heritage will locate this publication necessary. Postgraduates and researchers searching for an creation to both region - or how you can mix the 2 - also will welcome this basically written and complete text.

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High Performance Parallelism Pearls Volume Two: Multicore by Jim Jeffers, James Reinders

By Jim Jeffers, James Reinders

High functionality Parallelism Pearls quantity 2 deals one other set of examples that exhibit how one can leverage parallelism. just like quantity 1, the innovations incorporated right here clarify how one can use processors and coprocessors with an identical programming – illustrating the best how one can mix Xeon Phi coprocessors with Xeon and different multicore processors. The publication contains examples of winning programming efforts, drawn from throughout industries and domain names akin to biomed, genetics, finance, production, imaging, and extra. every one bankruptcy during this edited paintings contains particular factors of the programming options used, whereas exhibiting excessive functionality effects on either Intel Xeon Phi coprocessors and multicore processors. research from dozens of recent examples and case reviews illustrating "success tales" demonstrating not only the gains of Xeon-powered platforms, but additionally the best way to leverage parallelism throughout those heterogeneous systems.

  • Promotes write-once, run-anywhere coding, displaying the way to code for top functionality on multicore processors and Xeon Phi
  • Examples from a number of vertical domain names illustrating real-world use of Xeon Phi coprocessors
  • Source code on hand for obtain to facilitate extra exploration

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