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| Title of host publication | Mobile multimedia systems |
| Publisher | University of Twente |
| Pages | 4.1-4.36 |
| Number of pages | 36 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789036514064 |
| Publication status | Published - 2000 |
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| Publisher | University of Twente |
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The Octopus switch. / Havinga, Paul J.M.
Mobile multimedia systems. University of Twente, 2000. p. 4.1-4.36.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic
TY - CHAP
T1 - The Octopus switch
AU - Havinga, Paul J.M.
N1 - Dissertation, Chapter 4 - Major parts of this chapter were presented at the fifth annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking (MobiCom’99) 1999 [8], and at the ProRISC'99 workshop on Circuits, Systems and Signal Processing, 1999 [9].
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - This chapter1 discusses the interconnection architecture of the Mobile Digital Companion. The approach to build a low-power handheld multimedia computer presented here is to have autonomous, reconfigurable modules such as network, video and audio devices, interconnected by a switch rather than by a bus, and to offload as much as work as possible from the CPU to programmable modules placed in the data streams. Thus, communication between components is not broadcast over a bus but delivered exactly where it is needed, work is carried out where the data passes through, bypassing the memory. The amount of buffering is minimised, and if it is required at all, it is placed right on the data path, where it is needed. A reconfigurable internal communication network switch called Octopus exploits locality of reference and eliminates wasteful data copies. The switch is implemented as a simplified ATM switch and provides Quality of Service guarantees and enough bandwidth for multimedia applications. We have built a testbed of the architecture, of which we will present performance and energy consumption characteristics.
AB - This chapter1 discusses the interconnection architecture of the Mobile Digital Companion. The approach to build a low-power handheld multimedia computer presented here is to have autonomous, reconfigurable modules such as network, video and audio devices, interconnected by a switch rather than by a bus, and to offload as much as work as possible from the CPU to programmable modules placed in the data streams. Thus, communication between components is not broadcast over a bus but delivered exactly where it is needed, work is carried out where the data passes through, bypassing the memory. The amount of buffering is minimised, and if it is required at all, it is placed right on the data path, where it is needed. A reconfigurable internal communication network switch called Octopus exploits locality of reference and eliminates wasteful data copies. The switch is implemented as a simplified ATM switch and provides Quality of Service guarantees and enough bandwidth for multimedia applications. We have built a testbed of the architecture, of which we will present performance and energy consumption characteristics.
KW - IR-56262
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9789036514064
SP - 4.1-4.36
BT - Mobile multimedia systems
PB - University of Twente
ER -