Comparative Analysis of Network Parameters using Noxim Simulator

Abstract

In the field of Network-on-Chip, simulation is one of the primary techniques used to examine and evaluate novel ideas. It is necessary to have simulation tools available that are frequently restricted to modelling particular network configurations in order to evaluate the performance and power figures of NoC and WiNoC systems. This article introduces Noxim, a SystemC-developed open, extendible, customizable, cycle-accurate NoC simulator that enables the analysis of the performance and power statistics of both established wired NoC and new WiNoC designs. The Noxim simulator stands out among the many simulators that can be discovered in the literature. A lot of scholars use it since it supports wifi and is open-source. Hybrid wired-wireless networks aim to combine the finest aspects of the two strategies. In this study, investigation on various optimal configurations are carried out considering various test scenarios. Different parameters like Throughput, delivered packets, delay, and battery consumption and Packet Injection Rate are considered for optimisation. The findings demonstrate that the test cases utilised only require a small number of wireless routers, enhancing the metrics desired.