Performance Analysis of NOC and Bus-Based Architecture

Abstract

A number of research studies have demonstrated the feasibility and advantages of Network-on-Chip (NOC) over traditional bus-based architectures. This paper tells the limitations of traditional bus-based approaches, introduces the advantages of the generic concept of NOC, and provides specific data about Arteris’ NOC, the first commercial implementation of such architectures, using a generic design. For example, we provide detailed comparisons of scalability, performance and area of traditional busses or crossbars vs. Arteris’ NOC.